knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
stratification; hierarchization; layering; tiering
locational advantage; advantageous position
extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super
classified document; confidential document
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)
unconcerned (about); unbothered; unworried; easy; simple
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
simplification (character, hair-style, etc.); unbalancing an opponent
(making, launching) concentrated attack (on, against)
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
in the mountains; among the mountains
hunting ground; hunting preserve
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
decisive game; important bout; crucial match
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
opposite bank; farther shore
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
the other side of a river; the other side of the tracks; place where lower class people live
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
upper reaches of a river; upstream
hollow; low ground; basin; pit; dip; depression