to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
to correct oneself; to restate
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
position; location; base; point; site
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
intercept; interception; counter-attack
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
offensive camp; team at bat
logistical support; combat service support
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
sharing; division; draw; tie
division into groups; separation into classes (e.g. of schoolchildren according to ability)
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
Burmese rosewood (Pterocarpus indicus); angsana; flowering quince (of genus Chaenomeles) (Pseudocydonia sinensis); Chinese quince (Chaenomeles sinensis); quince (Cydonia oblonga)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
the right person in the right place
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
receiving (from a superior); bestowed
manners; courtesy; etiquette
compromise; mutual concessions; give-and-take
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how