ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
came; went; was (somewhere); here it comes!; there it goes!; as expected!
thinning out; pruning; culling; infanticide
crown of victory; laurels; honor; glory; fame
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
witnessing; observing; sighting
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
sex worker (at a soapland)
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
drinking alcohol from a woman's crotch
contest; comparison; competition
to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
USB; universal serial bus; USB flash drive; USB memory stick
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
plastic bottle (made of polyethylene terephthalate); PET bottle
winning wrestler who remains ringside in case his involvement is needed in pre-bout rituals
to speak; to hear a voice
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
gunport; embrasure; muzzle
cannon; carom (billiards); cannon
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
enemy encounter; encounter (with); running into; coming across
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
(that's) no good, is it?; dislike (on social media, etc.); thumbs-down; downvote
phantom; vision; illusion
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
things at hand; personal belongings