chief vassal; senior statesman
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
(festivity) page; baby; child; (arch.) boys kept by pederasts
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
of course; certainly; naturally
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
price; cost; charge; consideration (in a contract)
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
national sport (e.g. sumo)
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
sword skills; swordsmanship
to compete with; to vie for
forging; tempering; drilling; training; disciplining
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
technique; art; skill; move
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
to get tired of (doing); to lose interest in
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
overripeness; full maturity; full development
reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
generalization; generalisation; popularization; to generalize; to generalise; to popularize
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
opposite; reverse; contrary
military force; military strength
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
militarism; warlike spirit
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to