to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
to triumph; to be elated with success
to make an appearance; to show up
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
why; how; for what reason
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to avoid (physical contact with); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
such; this sort of; like this
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
never mind!; don't worry about it
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
to have come; to be here; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
change; changing; exchange (e.g. of goods); change of sides (in baseball, American football, etc.); switching ends (in tennis, volleyball, etc.)
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.)