tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of); getting; purchase
to be able to manage somehow or other
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
summary; recapitulation; aggregation
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachi-gokko; Edo-period children's game in which two players alternately pinch the back of the other's hands and stack them on top of each other while saying "itachi-gokko, nezumi-gokko"
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
each time it happens; at all such times
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
border (between countries); national border
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
prime minister; premier; chancellor
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
from now; from this moment; henceforth
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint