should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
personal combat; one-to-one fight
one chance; only opportunity
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
prize winner; pennant winner; victor
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
until now; so far; up to the present
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
that is to say; so that means
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
assertion; declaration; affirmation
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task