drama; theatre; theater; play
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
script; screenplay; scenario
Yama (King of Hell who judges the dead); Enma
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
striking with the back of the sword
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to threaten; to intimidate
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
wall-mounted ornament; wall decoration; wall hanging; wall-mounted
on time; on schedule; punctually
double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice
to find out; to discover; to locate
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
injured person; wounded person
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
old wound; scar; unpleasant past experience; painful memory; past misdeed
to talk; to chat; to chatter
several minutes; a few minutes
stock; products; goods (esp. stolen); loot; spoils
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
to beat someone at their own game; to outdo someone in their specialty
precarious situation; precarious state
to contract a disease; to get sick; to become ill
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
master; expert; Meijin (professional title); Meijin (highest title for male players in competitive karuta)
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion