espionage network; intelligence network
(not) even with; (not) even using
the strait gate (in the Bible); the narrow gate; high barrier (to enter a highly competitive school, company, etc.); difficult hurdle; difficulty
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
10^20; 100,000,000,000,000,000,000; hundred quintillion
place by the lamp; area under the lamp
cloud of sand (dust, etc.)
discernment; penetration; keen insight; your discernment; your insight; your conjecture
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
dense; thick; rich (flavour, colour, etc.); deep; strong (smell); heavy
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
sense of caution; wariness
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
separation (e.g. by a screen, curtain, or door)
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
locking swords and pushing against each other; close contest; neck-and-neck game; fierce competition
sage; wise man; wise person; buddha; bodhisattva; enlightened priest
original (document, copy, work, text, etc.); root; origin; source
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
jumping; jump (e.g. in prices); rashness; rash person
to loiter (on the way); to waste time
after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath
staying the night; lodging (at)