elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to be found; to be discovered
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to get conceited; to become vain; to get stuck up; to get a swollen head; (lit.) to become a tengu
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
person concerned; interested party; related party
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
strategist; tactician; schemer
battlefield; battleground
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to connect; to correlate; to associate; to relate; to link
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
being somewhat excited (agitated)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham