four (long cylindrical things)
creakily; with a grating sound; packed full; crammed; with no room to spare
game; match; contest; competition; sport; (sporting) event
treatment; service; handling; management
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
data processing; information processing
any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
adaptability; capacity to adapt; ability to adjust
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
to the end; entirely; in full
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
bewitched sword; magical sword; demon sword
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
considerably (beyond one's expectations); unexpectedly; surprisingly; contrary to one's expectations
separate; special; another; separately
to declare confidently; to declare proudly; to declare dramatically; to strike a pose (for dramatic effect)
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
(one's) youth; one's younger days
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
at a young age; while still young
noh mask used for old man roles (usu. black)
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
trend of the times; way things are going
stage made of Japanese cypress (in noh, kabuki, etc.); the limelight; the big stage; the big time
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family