to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
Buddhist name; priest's name (on entering the priesthood); posthumous Buddhist name
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
in the same manner as before; the same as always
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
full combo (in rhythm games)
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
commander-in-chief; supreme commander
Wakasa (former province located in the south of present-day Fukui Prefecture)
great man; magnanimous man
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
to take command; to give direction
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
suicide divers (part of the Japanese Special Attack Units during WWII)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
luan (mythical Chinese bird)
Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access; visiting a high-class or noble individual
starting (construction) work