column of cars; motorcade; convoy
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
power map; power structure; power relationships
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
admirably; exquisitely; aptly
capital strength (of an enterprise)
in terms of one's personality; personal; character (flaw, etc.)
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
keeping in check; holding back; deterrence; restraint; suppression
brake; drag; skid; brake (on inflation, spending, etc.); check; restraint
rebellion; revolt; insurrection; treason
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
internal strife; infighting; internal conflict
presumption; assumption; estimation
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
to have a smattering knowledge of
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
accuracy of fire (gun, missile, etc.)
several steps; much (better, higher, etc.); several cuts (above)
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
information campaign; awareness program
becoming a devout believer; (religious) conversion
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
bōjutsu (art of using a stick as a weapon)
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
five-family unit; five-man group; quintet; (arch.) five-household neighborhood unit (for mutual aid, self-protection, etc.; Edo period)
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
praise; worship; adoration; glorification
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
without intermission for many years; with constancy of purpose for many years; in the same old rut for years on end
impudence; shamelessness; brazenness; brazen person; shameless person; impudent person