stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
voice quality; type of voice
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
adversary; opposition; hostile forces
to shoot or fire off an arrow
action; operation; effect; function
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
population (of animals, etc.); population size; number of individuals
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
depending on the situation; depending on circumstances
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
residence; abode; dwelling
labor; labour; manpower; working force
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
carpentry; woodworking; woodwork
charging (at the enemy) with a shout; rush; rushing (an activity); working at full speed; penetration; piercing
one by one; in detail; minutely
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
junction line between two sea currents; line where two ocean currents meet; course of things; turning point
military preparation; armaments; defenses; defences
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
supreme; sublime; highest
offering a full report to a superior
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
will or decree (esp. of shogun); emperor's wishes
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)