disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
although; though; despite the fact that ...
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
to become inverted; to become reversed
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
skill; dexterity; proficiency