secret information; intelligence
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to put into effect; to put into practice
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
young girl; lass; adolescent female
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
that; the matter in question
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
orphan; person without friends
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
to gain fame; to make one's name
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
half-wit; fool; simpleton
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
very busy (person or thing)
troublesome; annoying; complicated
doing whatever one pleases
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to shake one's head (in denial)
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles