certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
head; brains; intellect; understanding
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
strategist; tactician; schemer
boasting of one's strength
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
internal conditions; true state of affairs
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
such; like that; in that way
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
biological child; one's own child
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
like a decent person; human
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
only recently; just of late
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
to drop to one's knees; to sink to one's knees
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
great debt of gratitude; great obligation
leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
one (thing); one piece; one item
(one's) handling of the reins; how well one controls things
distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
full particulars; all the details; the whole story; everything (about); from beginning to end
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful conduct; shameful sight