guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
near oneself; close to one; familiar
one; same (mind, path, etc.)
a cut above the rest; superior; one field; one matter; suitably; reasonably
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
3000; three thousand; many
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
poplar (esp. Lombardy poplar, Populus nigra var. italica)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
to shake; to sway; to waver
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
big catch (fishing); good haul
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
(eating) noisily; (chewing) with an open mouth; crumpled; creased; messy; disorderly
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
hand used like a sword in striking
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
beforehand; in advance; previously
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
bipartite; in two parts; double