(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
patting; stroking; caressing
schedule; program; programme; itinerary
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
inarizushi; sushi wrapped in fried tofu
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation; rubbing salt into a wound
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
this very day; today is the day (that ...); today for sure
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to beat back into shape; to correct (a bad habit, character trait, etc.) by discipline; to straighten (someone) out
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to grow up; to become an adult
lolicon; (sexual) attraction to prepubescent girls; someone attracted to very young girls; lolicon; someone attracted to young or young-looking female characters
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
almost every day; almost daily
to cry out in one's sleep (e.g. from having a nightmare); to moan (in anguish) in one's sleep
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
good luck (in battle); may fortune be with you
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
being roused; being stimulated; being inspired; being spurred on
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning