expert; knowledgeable person; authority (on a subject)
foolish thought; (one's own) thought; (one's own) idea
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
mask; disguise; guise; mask
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
overlooking; turning a blind eye
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
intelligence operative; spy
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
to order; to command; to appoint
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
order of chivalry; chivalric order
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
body; physical system; (the) person
herculean strength; mountain carrier-guide
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
sign; mark; symbol; sign (e.g. positive, negative)
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
craving for the limelight
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)