to gather; to collect; to assemble
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
to set (sun); to become dark
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
special; particular; peculiar; unique
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
talk; story; conversation
discussion; deliberation; thought; opinion
to entrust; to leave to a person
to translate; to interpret
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
war; fighting; fierce competition
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
solution; solution strategy
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
to call a person's attention (to)
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
set of problems (e.g. in a textbook) in which previously learned skills are applied to real world situations; practical assessment
this is why; this means; it is the case that
questions and answers; dialogue
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way