to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
these guys; these fellows
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
shaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo); cornetfish
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
private message; PM; post-meridiem; afternoon; project manager; product manager; particulate matter
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
gunfighter (esp. in the American Old West); gunslinger; gunman
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
negotiations; discussions; connection
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat