private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
monk; priest, particularly a high-ranking Zen monk honored by the imperial court
(religious) denomination; sect
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
strategist; tactician; schemer
something; some kind of; for some reason
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
had better ...; had better not ...
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
(another person's) younger sister
until now; so far; up to the present
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
second day of the month; two days
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
various countries; various regions; various provinces
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to gather; to collect; to assemble
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital