to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
full of wiles and tricks; match between persons equal in shrewdness mobilizing all the tricks each can muster; shrewdly avoiding the opponent's strong points and attacking its weaknesses
malicious; scheming; black-hearted; cruel (contrary to outward behavior); sly; black-hearted
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
tip; point; end; (very) beginning; start
floating bridge; pontoon bridge
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
phantom; vision; illusion
all you have to do is; just; that's all
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
according to plan; as planned
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
100,000; hundred thousand
true to one's name; living up to one's name
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
collapse; break; cave-in; market decline; market crash
empty; hollow; bare; main hall of a temple (often vast and empty)
counter for chairs or seats; foot; leg
armchair; chair with arm rests; senior staff
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
vermiculation; peristalsis; crawling like a worm
to gush forth (e.g. water from a spring); to flow (out); to well up (of tears, emotions, etc.); to flow out (of tears); to emerge; to suddenly appear
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
abnormal phenomenon; anomaly
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
cheerful expression; pleased look; joyful look