area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
to anticipate; to foresee
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
certain reasons; certain circumstances; professional constraints; (lit.) adult matters
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
manners; customs; public morals; sex service; sex industry
to take off (another's clothes); to strip someone (of their clothes); to undress
to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
conviction; belief; confidence
attendance (at school); going to school
(an actor) conveying qualities of a character without gestures or speech; implied acting; implicitly asserting one's will (e.g. by sheer force of personality); performance using one's stomach (e.g. by drawing a face on it and animating it using one's abdominal muscles); acrobatics performed on a laid-out person's belly
to drive (something) into; to strike into; to throw into; to toss into; to mix; to wear (a sword)
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
choices; alternatives; options
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
settlement; solution; resolution
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; knowing; pregnant (pause)
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
imagination; supposition; guess