companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
function; facility; faculty; feature
that; the matter in question
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
I see; that's right; indeed
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
understood; I see; OK; present; here
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
long ago; already; a long time ago
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance