relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
memory; sense; experience
ending without incident; being successfully brought to completion; finishing something without a hitch
grade; class; degree; magnitude
promotion; raising of status
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
deputy manager; acting manager; acting section chief
to dance; to perform dance steps
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
otherwise; or else; if not
being excessively cautious; (lit.) knocking on a strong stone bridge before crossing it
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of; additional post
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to manage something successfully; to be successful
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake
real machine (as opposed to a model or simulation); actual machine; actual device; real aeroplane; actual aircraft
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape