to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
late-night show; midnight broadcast
actor; actress; player; performer
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
response rate; percentage of replies
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
counter for choices, options, etc.
to speak; to hear a voice
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
individual; private person; personal; private
both; both sides; both parties
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
riskiness; (level of) danger
to become clear; to be made public
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
modesty; humility; being humble
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
authenticity; credibility