Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
evident; plain; distinct; clear
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
imperial decree; imperial edict
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
watchful waiting; careful supervision
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
arbitration; intercession; mediation
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
that; the matter in question
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
political measures; policy
to discuss; to talk together
court council; privy council
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
troublesome; annoying; complicated
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
rebel; traitor; insurgent
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing