standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
way (of doing); manner; method; means
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
bygones; the past; past event
way; method; means; resource; course
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
isolated place; out-of-the-way place; remote part of the land
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually
United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
profiting while others fight; (lit.) fisherman's profit
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
real intention; true motive; true meaning
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest
neighbour; neighbor; (people in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
support; backing; aid; assistance
plan; measure; means; scheme; policy
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will