witty and knowing; not to be underestimated; smooth operator
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
witnessing; observing; sighting
even though; despite; when
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
sightseer; spectator; viewer
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
around the world; throughout the world
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
form; method; system; formula
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
closure (of a road); suspension of traffic; road closed; closed to traffic; no through road
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
audience; spectator; spectators
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
sound of the wind; voice of the wind