to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
reality; actuality; hard fact
to bring back; to restore
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
trend of the times; way things are going
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
historical play; period drama
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
reading aloud; recitation
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
worldly desires or ambitions
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)
the dark side; the seamy side