uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to somebody's name (more polite than "-san")
marital relationship; marital relations
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to sell off; to sell completely
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
and (also); both ... and; as well as
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
like a decent person; human
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official