counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
technique; art; skill; move
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
head start; initiative; preemption
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
that is to say; so that means
long ago; already; a long time ago
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
strength; power; proficiency; ability
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)