one-on-one fighting sport (without weapons); combat sport; martial art
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
rear vassal; daimyo's retainer
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
by all means; at all costs
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
to cry one's eyes out; to make one's eyes swollen from crying
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
all you have to do is; just; that's all
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
yourself; himself; herself
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
fiction; fabrication; concoction
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees
rising; ascending; climbing
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known