input; (data) entry; typing
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
way (of doing); manner; method; means
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
decision; determination; resolution
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
entertainment; amusement; fun
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
favorite; favourite; habitually used
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
personal; individual; private
friendship; friendly relations; fellowship
overestimation; overrating; overvaluing
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; exhibition game; exhibition match
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
in person; personally; directly
special (case, etc.); exceptional; extraordinary
for this very reason; that is exactly why