important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
stand-in; proxy; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to one's remaining ramen broth)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
biological child; one's own child
nothing but; none other than
one's original family name; maiden name
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
(distinction of) sex; gender
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
one revolution; one rotation
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
putting into operation; invocation
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
interrogation room; interview room; sweatbox
detention pending trial; confinement; custody
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
highly skilled; skillful; very capable; particularly able person; master-hand; person of ability
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to take command; to give direction