opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
some people; a few people; several people
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to walk someone off (e.g. to the police station)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to thrust away; to send flying
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time