interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
by your leave; with your permission
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
to lie down; to throw oneself down
first championship win (esp. sumo)
great man; heroic figure; remarkable character
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
wheat straw; barley straw
surmise (about somebody's feelings); guess; conjecture
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to put someone to trouble
to feel under pressure; to feel impatient; to be in a hurry
three generations; three periods; third generation
research; investigation; enquiry; inquiry; study
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to play a part; to get involved; to take a share; to share the burden
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich
that year; same year; same age
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
as lifeless as cold ashes
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
keeping house; being confined to one's house
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
suitable; satisfactory; desirable
prognosis; aftereffects; recuperation; convalescence
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
hound; hunting dog; running dog; dupe; tool of another person; cat's-paw
lawless people; gang; malcontents; recalcitrants
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
to despise; to scorn; to look down on