a gathering of many beautiful women (talented people); simultaneous emergence of many talents and achievements; (lit.) hundred flowers blooming in profusion
disqualification; unfitness; noncompliance
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
suggestion; hint; implication
and so; therefore; for that reason
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
special; particular; peculiar; unique
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
permutation; lining up in order; linear arrangement
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
either way; in any case; one way or another
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
danger; peril; hazard; risk
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
inability to discern the truth due to conflicting testimony
(medical) doctor; physician
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know