trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
leaving (a hall, meeting, stadium, etc.); exit; walkout; exit (from the stage); leaving the stage
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
no!; no no!; no, not at all
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
first time; first; initial
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); the elite; person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
(some) more; even more; longer; further
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
release (of information, documents, etc.); disclosure; display; discovery
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)