policy of using dialogue instead of confrontation
strategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game; opening moves; preparations; preparatory steps; arrangements
possession (esp. of a territory)
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
intelligence agency; intelligence bureau; Cabinet Intelligence Bureau (1940-1945)
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); shinobu-wake (Edo-period women's hairstyle); clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
conquest; domination; supremacy; winning (a championship)
the five elements (in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void); five great wisdom kings
strong nation; powerful country
changing one's attitude or response according to who one is talking to or dealing with
latest version; latest edition
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
supreme leader; ultimate leader
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
courtesy call; courtesy visit
continual change; vicissitudes; transmigration; metempsychosis
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
top (of a table, counter, etc.); tabletop; countertop; baking tray; baking sheet; sheet pan
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
money order; draft; exchange (e.g. foreign)
luxury cruise ship; luxury liner
robbery; robbery case; burglary
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
robbery and murder; murder during robbery