party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
theory; standard procedure; common strategy; established tactics
death game; genre of fiction in which characters participate in a contest where their lives are at stake
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
button (clothing); push-button; button
machine; race car; racing motorcycle
arrest; apprehension; capture
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire
fixed content; settled matter; done deal
to become inclined (to do); to be in the mood (for); to get excited (about); to take an interest (in)
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to badger; to pester; to beg
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
novel; story; (work of) fiction
to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
to not take seriously; to take lightly
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
to raise one's voice; to shout
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm
fall; crash (of an aircraft)
ability; capability; skill
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous