to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
difficult to ...; hard to ...
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to become bald from the forehead; to recede (of one's hairline)
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
respect and affection; love and respect
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
various; diverse; divergent; each according to one's own wishes
place of residence; dwelling place
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
speech; expression; wording; language
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
changing clothes; change of clothes
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
to round up; to gather; to muster; to mobilize; to mobilise
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
several times; a few times
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
single edge (e.g. sword blade)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
recklessness; rashness; foolhardiness; temerity; (lit.) without watching where one is going