to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
hypothetical or imaginary enemy
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
means of transportation; means of transport
modernization; modernisation
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
to appease; to suppress; to calm
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to be in sight (e.g. a resolution); to have a clear idea; to have bright prospects
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
stone hut; rock chamber; tomb; stone burial chamber
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
enmity; antagonism; hostility
rematch (after an earlier loss)
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
suddenly; all of a sudden
to pull apart; to separate; to draw; to tie (a game)
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
to be a matter of life or death
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
sake cup; small deep porcelain bowl for serving food
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
otherwise; if not; or else
interference in the domestic affairs of another country
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
majority group (party, faction)