training; drill; practice; discipline
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
single word; a few words; brief comment
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
father; dad; husband; you; he
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
crying in sympathy; infectious crying
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
settlement; solution; resolution
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
Palme d'Or (highest prize at the Cannes Film Festival)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...