obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
promotion; raising of status
above all; especially; particularly; all the more
three; three years of age
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
regular customer; valued client
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
president (of a country); big man; boss; buddy
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
tendency; trend; inclination
even though; despite; when
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
feats of arms; military exploits; distinguished military service
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
to gain fame; to make one's name
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank
direct connection; direct link
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
family; relatives; dependents; household
joining (a group); becoming a member (of); joining the ranks (of)