qualifications; requirements; capabilities
existence; possession; having; limited company
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
a diamond on a dunghill is still a diamond; quality is quality; an old eagle is better than a young crow; (lit.) even if it's rotten, it's still sea bream
death (of an emperor); demise
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
system; institution; organization; organisation
index; indices; indicator
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
personal feelings; self-interest
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
massing (of troops); gathering
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing
to come around to do; to become inclined to do; to get excited about; to take an interest
coincident with; while; simultaneously
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
pointing out; identification
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den