clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
to move forward; to move on
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to be needed; to be wanted
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
blow; shock; strike; batting
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
beforehand; in advance; previously
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
one cause; one reason; one factor