of great promise; with a promising future
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
automatic; intransitive verb
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
plural; multiple; several
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
inner structure; internal anatomy
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
ornamental garden stone (seemingly placed randomly to give the garden a more natural appearance); garden rock; sacrificed stone (in go); sacrifice (e.g. career, reputation); stones used in a foundation; riprap
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
superiority; predominance
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
mapping; aligning related information, objects, etc.; mapping; mapping; cartography
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
exactly as stated; verbatim
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
stairs; stairway; staircase
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
when; how soon; how long until
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
historic; historical; traditional
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark