cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
time in; making a move immediately (in a timed game of shogi, go, etc.)
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
to glare at each other; to confront each other
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
to take command; to give direction
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to become excited; to grow lively
brazenly; shamelessly; alternating wins and losses (every other day); (arch.) stupidly; (arch.) cluelessly; (arch.) slipping away secretly
to succeed to someone's post; to take someone's place; to take over someone's position; to step into someone's shoes
to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the
to get a tiny share of the profits; to get a small share of what someone is enjoying
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to mind; to care; to worry
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
seeming (to be); appearing; apparently
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
to be on edge; to get nervous; to feel tense
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to kill; to beat to death
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray