search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
one vehicle; one ryō (an old coin)
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
military affairs; military service
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
murder; killing; murderer
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
hostile party; enemy side
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
if you think about it; come to think of it
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
to open some distance (e.g. with other people)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza