to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
being placed one upon another; piling up; superimposition; superposition; excellent; splendid
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
powerful person; influential person
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
practical problem; practical matter
that is to say; so that means
complicated and mysterious
subdivision; segmentation; fractionalization; fragmentation
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
no exception; without exception; always the same
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
another name; nickname; alias; synonym
just one person; only one
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
military authorities; army circles
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
personal (employee); employed; retained
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still