to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
attribute; property; attribute; alignment (in a role-playing game); element (of an enemy or attack); type (of dealt damage); (character) type
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
by myself; in person; by oneself
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
number one; first; best; most; game; round
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle
treatment; conduct (towards another); behavior; stage performance; movements (of an actor); acting gestures
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
desperation; self-abandonment
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
interests and preferences
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity