reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to rally; to make a comeback
piling shame on top of shame
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
heir to the throne; successor to the throne
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
head; brains; intellect; understanding
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
twice; again; second time
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to pinch and crush; to pinch out
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
divorce; dissolution of adoption
peace talks; peace negotiations
armed might; military power; the sword; force
adoration; admiration; devotion
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
millions; several million; a few million
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
life or death; existence; destiny
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
unanticipated; unexpected
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to hate each other; to hate mutually
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality