power; authority; jurisdiction
to become loose; to slacken; to soften
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
nonaggressive defense (policy) (defence)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
arrow with a whistle attached; whistling arrow used to signal the start of battle
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
advance; moving forward; progress
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
adverse circumstances; adversity
nature; property; disposition
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
tenacity of weeds; stubbornness of weeds; die hard spirit
essence; true nature; substance; reality
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
(arch.) small cedar; thin Japanese paper (used as tissue during the Edo period)
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to win after tough bidding
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice