to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
one way or the other; either way
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
opposing side; opposite camp; opposition
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
split; division; break up
meaning; significance; sense
end of a line (of writing); line break
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
action of making something; -ification
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone