crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
notice; attention; observation
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
peripheral; peripheral device; accessory
power map; power structure; power relationships
complete change; about-face
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
alliance (of the Six Kingdoms against the Qin dynasty, and of individual Kingdoms with the Qin dynasty); (tactic of) making and breaking alliances (to benefit oneself as the occasion demands); resorting to alliances as a diplomatic expedient
even more; still more; further
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
intensification; aggravation
well-informed person; thinking person; intelligent person
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
such; this sort of; like this
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
present; current; in operation
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
income; receipts; revenue
carelessly; inattentively
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
daily publication; daily issue
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication