counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
book; volume; this; present; main; head
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
other than; excluding; without
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
certain evidence; definite evidence
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
intimidation; threat; bluster
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
to lose contact with (someone); to stop communication with; to go missing; to disappear
friendship; companionship; fraternity; comradeship
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to conspire (with); to prearrange
secret understanding; collusion
to flap strongly; to stir up fiercely
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to reveal one's true nature; to show one's true colours; to give oneself away; to be exposed (of a lie, etc.)
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)