strong person; the strong; the powerful
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
members; member; constituent
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
clandestine meeting (of lovers); assignation; tryst; (lovers') rendezvous
influence; power; (arch.) flapping of wings
extravagant spree; wild merrymaking; living it up
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
means; way; method; measure
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
ordinary person; unenlightened person
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
stone throwing; (throwing) stone
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
combat power; fighting strength