great achievement; glorious deed; (gaining) fame; (earning) distinction
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
to be enthralled by; to be disguised as
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
to enrich; to make wealthy
rotting; spoiling; decaying; rotten; worthless; paltry
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
occasional; infrequent; rare
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
mutual assistance; mutual sympathy
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
pair; two kinds; two ways
to do everything in one's power; to do all one can; to leave nothing undone; to exhaust one's resources
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
this or that person; anybody; many people
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
mediation; intermediation; procuration; entertainment; treatment; reception
(very) unusual; unconventional; eccentric; novel; original; striking
to be by far the best; to be much better; to excel; to be exceptional; to be prominent; to be outstanding
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
self-interested show of kindness; acting selfishly under the guise of kindness
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
must not do; should not do; do not do
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss