Dragon King; promoted rook
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
one's common name; one's popular name; alias; house name
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
motherland; fatherland; native country
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
the front (of a battlefield); forefront
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
personal; individual; private
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
feats of arms; military exploits; distinguished military service
modesty; humility; being humble
special; particular; peculiar; unique
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
for example; for instance; e.g.
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to have an eye on; to zero in on
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse