sham battle; mock battle; dry run; military exercise; war game
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
direct control; direct supervision
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to
sons and daughters; children; girl
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
chief; main; principal; important
sphere of action; scope of activity; range of work
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
highly skilled; skillful; very capable; particularly able person; master-hand; person of ability
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
in the meanwhile; during the time
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
personal history; background; career
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
how; in what way; how about; questionable
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
overall; general; as a whole
how many people; a number of people
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
individual; private person; personal; natural person
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
one's (living) environment
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
narrow-minded; intolerant; petty
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations