planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
to revere; to respect; to worship
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
spirit of unity; team spirit; esprit de corps
monolith; large slab of rock
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
secret; private; surreptitious
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
intelligence or information network
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
quiet; still; surreptitious
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
strong person; the strong; the powerful
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
weird; strange; mysterious
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
to create a breeding ground for future problems; to turn a blind eye to future trouble; to allow for something to come back and bite one in the ass (in the future)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
every place; various places
conquest; subjugation; overcoming