green light; (giving) permission; OK
inside (a region, area, etc.); within the range (of); within the sphere (of influence, etc.)
personal history; background; career
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
unchanged (from long ago); as it was in the past; same old; traditional
delicate technique (in sumo, judo, etc.); little trick; subtle maneuver
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
advance (to the next base)
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
pinch-hitting; pinch hitter; performing a duty in place of someone else; proxy
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
accomplishment; execution
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
(I) won't say anything no matter what; unwilling to tell even under threat
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver
to order; to command; to appoint
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
towering; astonishingly high
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
(turned out) all right in the end
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink