to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
approval; license; licence; permission
at that time; in those days
initiation into an art or discipline
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
unbroken; uninterrupted; on and on; continuous
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon, etc.
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion