bluff; false show of power; bold front
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to do a silly thing; to do something stupid
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
encouragement; cheering on
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
unprecedented; never seen before
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
several times; a few times
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
honorific title; honorific term of address
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
imperial court; royal court
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
that kind; competition; match
rash; reckless; headlong; foolhardy
to lean against; to set against
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
beyond that point; after that
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
to jump up; to leap up; to spring up
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
both; both sides; both parties
progress; advance; making (good) progress
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
true state; actual condition; reality
special training; intensive training; crash course