selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
bravery; valor; valour; military prowess
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
resignation; stepping down; retirement; retreat; decamping; withdrawal
to anticipate; to foresee
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
person of importance; a somebody; absolutely; certainly; to be sure
skilled manager; resourceful general
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
unapproachable; inaccessible; difficult to access
at the mercy of (e.g. wind, waves); (act) as one is told (by)
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
to become frosted; to become frosty
personal appearance and physique; person's appearance and physique giving a feeling of respectable character
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
to lure someone; to entice someone
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
(one's) consideration; (taking) notice; interest; within the eye
drop of water; polka dots
pennant; gold-brocade flag
Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
petty thief; pilferer; sneak thief
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
if not; otherwise; or else
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to be responsive; to show immediate results
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)