it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
in comparison to; rather than
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
likely loss; probable defeat
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case
one bounce (of a ball); one-hopper
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
whirling; going round and round; rushing a person off his feet; panicking; rushing around in a fluster; working in a panic
tradition; legend; folklore
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
never mind!; don't worry about it
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead