route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
woman; female; feminine gender
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
way of the sword; swordsmanship
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to be worried; to be troubled
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball