actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
drama; play; powerful drug
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
particularly; only; in the case of
this and that (esp. complaining or protesting); something or other
to become distant; to recede
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
impossible to do (although wants to)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
again; once more; a second time
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
winning a prize or place (in a contest)
continuation; succession; series
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
Jin dynasty (of China; 265-420 CE); Chin dynasty
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
pace; rate; pitch (i.e. angle, space, field, sound, etc.); pitch (from distilling petroleum, tar, etc.); pitch (football, rugby); playing field
to strike (each other); to come to blows; to fight (each other); to speak (to each other)
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction