handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; sabaki; properly treating one's weak stones under attack
protracted war; war of attrition
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to flare up; to burst into flames
back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
sword possessing mystical powers; virtuous sword
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
transcendence; transcendency
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
aptitude; aptness; suitability
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
scariest; most frightening
way of speaking; intimation
mob; the masses; rabble; all things in nature; the whole creation
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
transplanting (a plant); transplant; transplantation (of an organ, tissue, etc.); transplant; embryo transfer; embryo transplant
loud laughter (esp. by a group of people); roar of laughter; raucous laughter
talkativeness; loquacity; polypetalous; multivalve