clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
Empire (of Japan); the (Japanese) Empire; Japan
war of aggression; war of conquest
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
territory; domain; dominion; possession
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
clear; precise; definite; distinct
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
leader; magnate; bigwig; extremely large head
participation; joining; entry
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
king; king; king (chess piece)
Le Figaro (French newspaper)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
owner (esp. of a business)
divine tree or island east of China; Fusang; Japan; Chinese hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)