to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
fully prepared; all ready
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
preparatory phase; preparatory period
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
diminutive used with names, etc.; diminutive adjective ending
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
board chairman; managing director; chief director
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
to jar; to creak; to grate
principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
from behind the scenes (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); from the sidelines; from a distance; secretly; in secret