and; thereupon; because of that
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
to ask for instructions; to ask for someone's opinion; to inquire of; to invoke an oracle; to consult an oracle
performance of one's official duties
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
friction; discord; strife
around the world; throughout the world
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to become better; to improve
image; figure; figure; form; image
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
art of self-defense (defence)
bōjutsu (art of using a stick as a weapon)
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
prudence; discretion; thought
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
duty; function; office; mission; task
master; teacher; stable master
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at