one's grasp of the situation; knowing how matters stand
excellence; superiority; preeminence; prevalence
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill
pacifist constitution (often applied to the Japanese constitution); constitution which outlaws use of arms
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
very low frequency sound; heavy bass sound; low-register sound
to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud
donation; contribution; offering
legal office; law office; legal department
law observance; obeying the law
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
continental; calm; not worried with unimportant details
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete
adventure travel; adventuresome trip; safari
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
bluff; false show of power; bold front
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
Takeda Shingen (1521.12.1-1573.5.13)
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
increase in activity; activation
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
charity; benevolence; philanthropy; (love for) humanity; fraternity; brotherhood
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
because; the reason why is
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)