(exercising) the right to command
to hit the bull's-eye; to go as expected
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
behind; in the rear; in back
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
origin; source; virtuous ancestor
counter for drops of liquid
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
large number (of); many; majority
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky