exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
all present; all concerned; all of us
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
marathon; long-distance race
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
general manager; general superintendent; general director (of a film, etc.)
fields (of rice and other crops)
in history; ever; historical
most (numerous); largest (number of)
to bring; to take; to bring about
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
loss of (self-)confidence; inferiority complex
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door