to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to walk someone off (e.g. to the police station)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
Japan's best; number one in Japan
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
had better ...; had better not ...
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
origin; source; exit; point of departure; time to take action
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage