ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
powerful person; influential person
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
price; cost; value; worth; value
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
knowing; (an) acquaintance
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
already; now; no longer; not any more
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
toe; toe (of a golf club)
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
the ways of the world; human nature
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
war; fighting; fierce competition