to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
the die is cast; there is no going back; alea iacta est
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
short trip; brief journey; excursion
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
harmless (remark, topic, etc.); inoffensive; safe; bland; neutral (attitude); noncommittal (reply)
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to close (one's eyes); to shut
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
outside the hall (or stadium, market, etc.); off the grounds; off the premises; off-track
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
very young; little; childish; immature
Nagano (city, prefecture)
in the same way as; just like
war; fighting; fierce competition
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
to become an adult woman; to come of age; to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)