ultimate; final; last; eventual
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
Leo (constellation); the Lion
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
time; season; period; phase; stage
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
secret understanding; collusion
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
specialization; specialisation
training; drill; practice; discipline
to compete; to bid; to sell at auction
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
until now; so far; up to the present
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
to incorporate; to work into; to insert
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
sublime; noble; high-minded
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
near; close; beside; third person
silence; stillness; quietness