speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better
tranquilizer; tranquiliser
in succession; one after another
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to complain; to make a complaint
literary and military arts; the pen and the sword
private person; individual
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
future prospects; promise
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
baton (of command); order; command; direction
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei, father of Emperor Cao Pi; the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
scam; con trick; con-man; fraudster; flirt; player
various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to underrate; to make light of
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
place; situation; position; location
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)