nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
you guys; buddies; pals; you lot
wound suffered in a fight
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
a cut above; one step above
international; diplomatic intercourse
somersault; returning from a destination right after arriving there; non-stop round trip; abrupt change of direction
handling things without making waves; taking in one's stride
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
(another's) daughter; young lady
the world; the earth; this world (as opposed to heaven)
Skanda (swift-footed guardian deity); great runner
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
Ōsumi (former province located in the east of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture, including the Amami Islands)
quick; nimble; agile; sharp; smart; clever
power; authority; jurisdiction
single standard; single base; single-feature show
share (in a company); stock
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
new government; new administration
prefectural governor (of Osaka or Kyoto)
elder statesman; doyen; old-timer; Genro (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
accompanied by a woman; accompanied by women
Shima (former province located at the eastern tip of present-day Mie Prefecture)
official position or title
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to increase; to add to; to augment
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
to have a protruding chin; to have a turned-up chin
unusual; exceptional; phenomenal
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
red tape; red-tapism; officialism; bureaucratic bungling