king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to take a veneer off something
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
it's not like; it isn't as if
technique; art; skill; move
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
famous sword; excellent sword
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
to look forward to something
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
common name; popular name
conference room; council room
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise