to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
death by suffocation; death by choking
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
bitter enemies in the same boat; rivals finding themselves together by chance
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
military forces; hosts; troops
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
to happen to ride together; to share a vehicle; to (operate a) carpool
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to leave as it is; to defer
all over Japan; throughout Japan
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
exceedingly; extremely; dearly; most of all; above all else
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
someone (something) not to be trifled with
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
wicker trunk; wicker luggage
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with