important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
only; merely; but; no more than
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
nothing but; none other than
assertion; declaration; affirmation
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
grasp; catch; understanding
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
to bring; to take; to bring about
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
to happen to ride together; to share a vehicle; to (operate a) carpool
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
contradiction; inconsistency
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street