formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
nothing but; none other than
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
prospects of victory; chances of success
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
being prepared for a theoretical (ideological) argument; being armed with theoretical backing
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
silence; stillness; quietness
door; gate; opening; title page
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
way of talking; speaking style
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue