expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
chances of winning (a bet); odds
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
measurement error; calculation error
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryo system)
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
metal fake sword (esp. one that greatly resembles a real sword)
practice; practising; training; study
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
development; exploitation
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to result in death; to lead to death; to be linked with death
Japan's best; number one in Japan
sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to take on a role; to take part
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic