balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
to figure out; to get an idea
enemy's strength; enemy's fighting power; enemy army; enemy forces
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
unable to resist; unable to suppress
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
definite; certain; decided; fixed; settled
how long; how far; how much
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
quibble; pointless argument
lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
reduction (in size); shrinking; minimization; trivializing (an issue); making light of; playing down
secondary; of secondary importance
even though it is not; despite not
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
one more time; once more; once again
lines of the palm; aptitude; handwriting; tesuji; skillful, precise move which is the best or most efficient in a local position
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
programme; program; plans; arrangements
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
break in the snow; patch of ground not covered in snow
slowly (but steadily); little by little; with a sizzle; burning; oozing out (e.g. of sweat)
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
trembling voice; quavering voice
same family (race, tribe)
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
to nock (an arrow); to fix an arrow to the string
to display one's real ability; to show one's real ability; to show one's stuff; to show oneself at one's best; to really shine; to come into one's own