to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
advance; moving forward; progress
one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point
lacking a plan; haphazard
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to machine; to cut; to scrape
limited stocks; limited lines; limited supplies
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to examine someone's expression
internal (e.g. disk); built-in; equipped (with)
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
coming out; emerging; being born into (a certain family); being a native of (a particular place)
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
power; might; authority; influence
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
armament; soldier's equipment
charge (electrical); recharging; charge (fee); topping up (a contactless smart card); recharging; refuelling; charge
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
branch of a sacred tree (esp. sakaki) with paper or cotton strips attached (used as an offering); sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica)
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness