disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
time; season; period; phase; stage
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
to grimace; to make a wry face
long ago; a long time ago; already
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to jar; to creak; to grate
to provide (a person) with a bodyguard
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
intercept; interception; counter-attack
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
one leaf; one page; one sheet; (arch.) one boat
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; three-leaved; trefoil
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
classified document; confidential document; top secret document; sensitive documents
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
important person; strategic person; key figure
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate