at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
good feeling; feeling good
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
courteous; decorous; polite
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
preliminary step; first step
to explain; to dispel doubts
in the same way as; just like
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
drama; play; powerful drug
final; eventual; ultimate
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
supervised; under surveillance
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
friction; discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
civilian in military employ
private citizen; civilian
still better; even better
maximization; maximisation
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
duty; function; office; mission; task
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin