to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
overestimation; overrating; overvaluing
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
to become pale; to turn pale
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
associate; junior; assistant; second highest rank; second place
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
to acquire a position; to hold an appointment
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
corridor; hallway; passageway
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
not under observation; not on one's radar; unmarked (player); unguarded; unmarked (item, etc.); without a mark
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity