some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
secret; private; surreptitious
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
polite; respectful; reverent
complete lie; outright lie
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
production (e.g. play); direction
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
to give an impression; to make an impression
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
secret art; the mysteries
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
secret medicine; secret remedy; nostrum; wonder drug; excellent remedy
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
state of the war; war situation
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
battlefield; battleground
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
commander; general; leader
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)