capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
influence (on someone); inspiration
the other day; a few days ago
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
reform; reformation; reorganization
deep regret; great disappointment
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
suddenly; all of a sudden
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
posting (e.g. a notice); displaying; putting up
various places; several sources
light blue; pale blue; aqua
not yet known; unknown; strange
slight; little; insignificant
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
one's assessment of the situation
every place; various places
fighting in numerous battles
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
defense; defence; protection
to talk to oneself; to mutter
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering