connection; linking; joining; coupling; attaching; junction
head; brains; intellect; understanding
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
show; performance; show; exhibition; TV show
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
leadership; initiative; spearhead
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
to give directions; to issue instructions
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
woman; female; feminine gender
name; given name; first name
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team
having the same family name and given name (as someone else)
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups