before one could; in no time at all; without a gap
key word; key phrase; clue; keyword; search term; index term
six (long cylindrical things)
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
four (long cylindrical things)
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to make sense; to be meaningful
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; agglutination
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
occasion; time; section (of a literary work or piece of music); passage; clause; season; term
enka singer; singer of Japanese traditional ballads
root; origin; source; cause; basis; foundation
kouta; traditional ballad accompanied by shamisen
half joking; being (only) half serious; (in a) jocular vein
sorrowful (e.g. person, scene, etc.); melancholic
selection of music; song selection
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
seeing (with the naked eye); observation; visual inspection
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
to be slightly inferior; to be a degree worse; to give an inch; to make a concession; to concede a point
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
Nandikesvara (Ganesh in the Buddhist pantheon)