(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
moment's leisure; free minute
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
pre-war days; before the war
transfer; assignment; conveyance
strategic; strategically; from a strategic point of view
passing through without stopping; passing by
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
making a swift decision; making immediate decisions and taking quick actions
life; living; I; me; student
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
resistance (movement); popular resistance against a military invasion (esp. of that by the French against the Nazis in World War II)
forces of reaction; forces of resistance; opposition forces; opposition elements; resistance force
outsider; one not included in the favored group; outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives
to follow (someone) around; to cling (to); to dog; to hound; to harry; to pursue
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
to carry out to completion; to carry through; to see (something) through; to complete; to accomplish
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
course; route; path; process; stages
crucial; critical; vital; core
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
critical moment; do-or-die situation; critical juncture
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
watchtower; observation tower; lookout
escape hatch; escape door
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
to ride side by side; to walk side by side; to go together; to join forces; to work together; (lit.) to line up horses' bits