to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to gain; to get
just because; even if; even though
to get conceited; to become vain; to get stuck up; to get a swollen head; (lit.) to become a tengu
(political) power; authority; influence
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
since when; from when; how long
what date?; what's the date?; when?
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
watchful waiting; careful supervision
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
election campaign; political campaign; campaigning; electioneering; canvassing
strategist; tactician; schemer
weak and small; inferior in strength and size; minor; young; youthful
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
current administration; present government
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
transfer student; student changing schools
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange