person in charge; official; attendant
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
strategy meeting; council of war
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
second; number two; runner-up
first match (in a series)
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
animal; beastly; carnal; sensual; brute
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
to step forward; to volunteer
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
mental; spiritual; emotional
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
to speak; to hear a voice
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
insert (in a magazine, newspaper, etc.); foldout; insertion
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd