bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
movements; bearing; deportment; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
commander-in-chief; Taishōgun (one of the eight gods of the traditional calendar)
suspicion (of others); jealousy
to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
command; lead; generalship; leadership
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
graded on N steps; scored out of N
hack; untrained; incompetent; useless; quack (doctor)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
palace room for government officials; fellow; set (of people); clan
leopard (Panthera pardus)
capable person; talented person; person with supernatural powers (in fiction); competent person; person with legal capacity
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to toady (to); to fawn (on)
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
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)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
to make an appearance; to show up
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having chewed on a bitter bug
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike