master; teacher; stable master
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to look up to (a person) as one's preceptor
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
stagnation; hindrance; delay
proceedings (e.g. parliament, congress); business (of the day)
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
art of war; strategy; tactics
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
view; opinion; finding; findings
teaching your grandmother to suck eggs; teaching something to someone who knows more than you; preaching to the choir; (lit.) lecturing to the Buddha
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
freely; frankly; without reserve
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
together with; same; both; all; including ...
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
precarious situation; precarious state
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
use; utilization; utilisation; application
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
fortress; stronghold; citadel
one's long-cherished desire
offense; offence; method of attack
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to penetrate a body (e.g. with a spear or bullet); to breathe new life into; to provide a potential solution