the 36 (ancient Chinese military) strategies (of which the last resort was said to be beating a retreat)
enthronement ceremony; coronation
to hate each other; to hate mutually
flying column; detached force
Central Intelligence Agency (US); CIA
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
before God; as God is my witness; in the name of God
wanted poster; wanted person bulletin; search instructions
the capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre) (center)
royal authority; regal power; authority of the king
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
wounded person; injured person
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
halo; hello; hallo; harrow
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
to shake off; to throw off
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
social networking service; SNS
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)