curtain; bunting; act (in play)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
patriotic concern for the future of one's country
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
that's the way it is; such is life
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
will; intent; desire; will; testament
businessman; industrialist
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to accept; to receive; to agree