to accept; to receive; to agree
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
(an actor) conveying qualities of a character without gestures or speech; implied acting; implicitly asserting one's will (e.g. by sheer force of personality); performance using one's stomach (e.g. by drawing a face on it and animating it using one's abdominal muscles); acrobatics performed on a laid-out person's belly
master; expert; Meijin (professional title); Meijin (highest title for male players in competitive karuta)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
that's the way it is; such is life
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
had better ...; had better not ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to work hard; to work diligently; to do one's best; to try one's hardest
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
time; season; period; phase; stage
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances