affirmation; affirmative (logic)
to give an impression; to make an impression
prospects of victory; chances of success
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
interval; break; pause; spare moment
spare time; free time; leisure time
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
volley firing; fusillade; broadside
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to smash down; to beat in
desperation; struggle to the death
to take (be in) charge of
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to comfort; to console; to amuse
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
having said that; on the other hand
hedge; fence; border; limit
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best