to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
authentication code; authenticator
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
inspector general; commissioner
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
dominant player (e.g. in politics); single strong player
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
good prospects; full of hope; promising
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.