song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
April Fools' Day; April fool
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
to triumph; to be elated with success
postwar period; period after Second World War
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
the West; the Occident; Western countries
magic sword; cursed sword
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
paper-thin wafer (for wrapping powdered medicine, candies, etc.)
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate