close associate; close aide; brains-truster
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to serve; to work for; to attend
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
part of the fabric that is wrapped farthest from the skin when wearing a garment that is wrapped in front of one (such as a kimono); percentage; commission
repeatedly; several times; many times
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
in name only; titular; nominal
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
arm; skill; efforts; ability
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to follow another's example
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to anticipate; to foresee
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination