rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
transfer; assignment; conveyance
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
very much; very many; more and more
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
experienced; veteran; skilled; expert
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
slight; little; insignificant
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to come to an end; to close the curtain
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
to give directions; to issue instructions
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat