to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
on the sea; on the ocean; offshore
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
private enterprise; private business; private company; private firm; private-sector business; private-sector corporation
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to serve; to work for; to attend
imperial court; royal court
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
to need; to call for; to require
to brave a danger; to take a risk
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
Japanese person; Japanese people
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
individual; private person; personal; private
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
grandfather; male senior-citizen
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
at that time; in those days
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to take over; to hand over
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly