game (contest) held in the presence of a lord (daimyo, shogun)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
several years; a few years
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
overall victory; championship
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret
flagstaff decorated with ivory carried by the emperor or a general
(in) her way; peculiar to her
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
birds of a feather flock together
postscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
one day; (on) a certain day
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to talk (a person) down; to confute
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more