participation; joining; entry; adherence
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to be enraged; to flip out
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to raid; to launch an attack; to invade
final; eventual; ultimate
way of solving (a problem); solution
parting; separation; farewell
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
stealthily; secretly; in secret
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine