at that time; in those days
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
armed might; military power; the sword; force
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
scale; scope; plan; structure
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
use; utilization; utilisation; application
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
intelligence or information network
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
association; society; organization; organisation
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
incident; affair; happening; event
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not