work; business; company; study
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
Shinto shrine precincts; holy precincts; sanctuary
reaching; attaining; arrival
to be able to do; to be capable of doing
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
such ... as; or some such
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
mimicry; mimesis; camouflage
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
to start making use of; to get to use something new; to get sexually involved with a female subordinate
root; source; origin; cause
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
discipline; training; teaching manners
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
that; the matter in question
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
savage; wild; unruly; to behave roughly; to get wild
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done