raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
decision; determination; resolution
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
tension; mental strain; nervousness
entertainment; amusement; fun
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
favorite; favourite; habitually used
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
personal; individual; private
friendship; friendly relations; fellowship
overestimation; overvaluing
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; exhibition game; exhibition match
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
in person; personally; directly
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
furious opposition; strong opposition; vehement protest