one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
to be embarrassed for a reply; to be at a loss for a reply
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
criticism; commentary; review
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
singularity; singular point
not understanding; not knowing
change of course; changing direction; shifting position (of retreating forces); retreat
Sorry to impose but ...; Excuse me but ...
to manage a state; to govern a country
to that degree; that much; a lot; very much
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
education for governing as a monarch; kingcraft
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
sobriety; soberness; sober face
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
record of proceedings; minutes
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing