influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
individual match; single game
to be a matter of life or death
overall victory; championship
team competition; team game
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
patron god; tutelar deity; guardian deity; local deity
borrowing without returning
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
ancestral spirit; collective of ancestral spirits which have lost their individualities; ancestor deified as a kami; spirit of a kami
feats of arms; military exploits; distinguished military service
to work as; to pursue as a vocation
before the gate; in front of the gate
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
clerk; office worker; office staff
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
trouble; quarrel; dispute
time limit; closing day; settlement day (payment); deadline
noisy; confused; uproarious
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
dispersing; breaking up; running away
ratio of wholesale price to retail price
calamity; misfortune; disaster
tournament; knockout competition
switching over to; migration; transition
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
entrance; admission; entering
kyōtei; boat race; hydroplane racing event and gambling sport in Japan