taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
to backfire; to have a harmful result
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
greeting the New Year (on New Year's Eve); welcoming the New Year
God only knows what may happen
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
bad luck; ill fortune; misfortune
last dungeon; final dungeon; last stage
dark clouds; black clouds
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
to fire (a gun); to shoot; to let off; to loose off; to blow (someone) away
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
last dungeon; final dungeon; last stage
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
to get twisted; to get warped; to get distorted; to twist; to warp
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
main hall; great hall; large hall; reception hall
lodging (house); accommodation; hotel; housing (for government employees)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
mohawk (hairstyle); mohican; Mohican (tribe); Mahican
when; how soon; how long until
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
it's not like; it isn't as if
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
charred; burnt black; scorched black