participation; joining; entry
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
massing (of troops); gathering
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
by myself; in person; by oneself
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to pass (of time); to elapse
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
again; once more; a second time
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image