to gain a victory; to win
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to keep watch; to stand guard
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
imprisonment; incarceration
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
to pass (of time); to elapse
during imprisonment; while in jail
to satisfy oneself (by doing); to find relief (in doing)
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
paying to get someone (esp. a geisha, prostitute, etc.) out of bondage
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)
preface; introduction; preamble
patriot devoted to the salvation of his country
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
absence; disregard; indifference
second in command (of an army); vice-captain; fourth athlete to compete in a 5-on-5 team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel