shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
important point; strategic position; key point
gradually; slowly but steadily; little by little; inch by inch
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
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one dance; one game (e.g. of shogi)
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
opinion; intention; thought
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
shallow cunning; shallow cleverness
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
opportunely; conveniently; at the right time
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
selection of music; song selection
all eyes; public attention
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
nicely; properly; frequently; often; how (could you); why (would you)
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
facial flushing; drink-reddened face; having a hoarse voice after drinking; raspiness caused by over-drinking
thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
singing together; singing in union; chorus; ensemble singing; choral singing; chorus
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
freely; right and left; as one pleases
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
passage in a discourse; one section; one scene
to be impetuous; to carried away by youthful ardor; to be overly eager for action; to act rashly out of hot-bloodedness
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
plaster image; clay figure
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
longed-for; anxiously awaited
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
half tatami mat; heckling; jeering; interrupting
exhausted; worn out; battered (esp. of clothing); worn out; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
to get information; to find out; to get wind of