meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
selection for high office; selecting of fit (talented) persons for higher positions
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
random; unintentional; unintended
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
mob; the masses; rabble; all things in nature; the whole creation
general situation; whole situation; larger picture; overall situation of a game
move; (skilled) shogi player
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
reading matter; reading material
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to be profitable; to yield a profit
just because; even if; even though
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
one passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of a piece of music); one syllable
favourite motto; pet saying
plan; scheme; stratagem; plot; trick
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
time of great change; era of reform
change; transformation; reform; revolution; revolutionizing; innovation
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
wealth, prosperity, and arrogant splendor (splendour); (living sumptuously) intoxicated by wealth and power; luxury
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
to keep a watchful eye on