illegal; illicit; unlawful
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
carbuncle; red gemstone, esp. a garnet
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
no!; no no!; no, not at all
after a long time; for the first time in a while
having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
crown; diadem; bottle cap
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
Shuten-dōji; mythical Japanese oni (demon) who lived on Mt. Ōe
armor and helmet (armour)
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
virile; tough; masculine; intense
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
Shuten-dōji; mythical Japanese oni (demon) who lived on Mt. Ōe
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition