explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
old maid (card game); living without one's mother-in-law
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
(the two persons' sides) being evenly matched in ability
to glare at each other; to confront each other
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
(fictional) fusion of human and animal; therianthrope; furry; human beast
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
story; tale; talk; discussion
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous