standard-bearer; flag-bearer
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
to have the privilege of doing
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
assertion; declaration; affirmation
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
important person; strategic person; key figure
connection; link; relationship
distrust; unjust suspicion
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)
to probe someone's real intentions; to sound someone out; to try to fathom someone's thoughts
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
to be conspicuous; to stand out
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
counting by the minute (of a schedule, etc.)