influential person; man of importance
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
control; management (e.g. of a business)
three; three years of age
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
a few years ago; some years back
to show up; to appear; to turn up
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
provisional; temporary; tentative; interim
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
calming down; quieting down
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away
desire to succeed in life; ambition to make one's mark in the world
having had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
contemplation; meditation
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
protest; refutation; pleading
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
statue; picture; picture revealing character
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to