unnecessary; unneeded; useless; having nothing to do; unoccupied; idle
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
famous sword; sword blade by Masamune; sake; Japanese rice wine; brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
great pair; well-oiled two-man team
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick
be (that) as it may; having said that
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
(military) expedition; campaign; expedition (for exploration, research, etc.); travelling (a long way); tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.)
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
cunning and experienced in the ways of the world; crafty and worldly-wise; sly old (fox)
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
Battle of Sekigahara (1600)
summer campaign of the siege of Osaka (1615)
waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors); bringing something up after the fact; revealing something afterwards; holding back until the last minute
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell
to adjoin each other; to be beside one another
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
gaudy; flashy; showy; glittery; sparkly; shiny
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata)
orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus); orang-utan; orangutang
(opening) with a clatter; loudly; flinging (open); (changing) completely; dramatically; suddenly
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryō system)
with a (sharp) creak; with a squeak; with a screech
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
(TV or radio) entertainer; television personality; talent; skill; talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)
dubbing (of a film, etc. into a different language); stand-in (actor); double; recasting; reminting