trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
brave woman; heroine; lady of character; Amazon
at a young age; while still young
anniversary; commemoration
role of a villain (film, drama, etc.); bad-guy role; social outcast role
high-voltage current; high-tension current
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
welfare institution; welfare facility
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
pea (Pisum sativum); green pea
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
Mach (number); (at a) fast speed
iron rod; iron bar; iron club; horizontal bar (gymnastics)
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
split; division; break up
blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
governments of various nations of the world
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day