for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
God; god; ace; king; superior person
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
clearing one's throat; cough
and; thereupon; because of that
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
that is to say; so that means
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
I see; that's right; indeed
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
because of; owing to; due to
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
plural; multiple; several
two persons; two people; pair; couple
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
such ... as; or some such
supplementary explanation
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
corona; coronavirus; COVID-19
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)