to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
influence; clout; leverage
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to take over; to hand over
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
traditional art; traditional performance art
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
that; the matter in question
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that