sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
concentration; thickness; density; cardinality
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
several times; a few times
inside one's heart; in one's mind
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
review (of learned material); revision
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.
to complete decisively; to do to completion
and then; and so; and; so then
apparent; obvious; very clear
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
war; battle; match; game; competition
complete victory; winning a tournament with no losses
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
pointing out; identification
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
how many years; how long; what year
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not