in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
how; in what way; by what means
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
nice; good; well-executed
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
making an attempt; trial run
to increase; to add to; to augment
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
thousands; several thousand
to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion
entrails; giblets; tripe; offal
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
battlefield; battleground
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
surroundings; environs; circumference
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
folding; bending; wrapping; packing; folding (in poker)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to suit one's skin (of cosmetics); to agree with one's skin; to be compatible; to get along well; to be to one's liking
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
den of vice; rogue's den; brothel; red-light district; cluttered room
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute