person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
name; given name; first name
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
headquarters; head office; main office
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to focus on particular aspects of things
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
clear; precise; definite; distinct
though; notwithstanding; although
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to entrust; to leave to a person
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
use; utilization; utilisation; application
job-related; in the course of one's work
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to summon; to get used to call
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
practice; practising; training; study
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that