Japanese puppet theatre in which recited narrative and dialog is accompanied by a shamisen (forerunner of bunraku)
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
suddenly; abruptly; quickly
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
smart; clever; agile; nimble; quick
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
one by one; one after another; successively
dozens; scores of; decades
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
way; method; means; resource; course
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
at a stroke; with a single swoop
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
already; now; no longer; not any more
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
resignation; giving up the game for lost
to manage something successfully; to be successful
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!