to be able to reduce the price; to be able to be reduced
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
state of the war; war situation
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
commander; general; leader
to take (be in) charge of
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
meanwhile; in the meantime
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
bringing; taking; carrying
extinguishing a fire; fire fighting
very much; exceedingly; extremely
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to smile a smile of satisfaction
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
almost completely empty; virtually empty; inadequately defended; undefended; unguarded
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
forgetting; lapse of memory
there is nothing; having nothing
mad laughter; maniacal laughter