I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
powerful person; influential person
participation (in a tournament, match, race, etc.); entry; appearance (on the stage, television, etc.); exiting (a venue, train station, etc.); exit; being dispatched (of an ambulance, fire engine, etc.)
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
to compete with; to vie for
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
at that time; in those days
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
treating (someone) with great caution (so as not to anger or upset them); handling with kid gloves; treating gingerly
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
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
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
marriage proposal; courtship
rapid development; rapid unfolding
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
match; game; bout; contest
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
confidence; trust; faith; credit
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation); unable to read the room
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
in that manner; like that
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
that gentleman; that lady; he; she