opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
most part; greater part; majority
around the world; throughout the world
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
particularly; only; in the case of
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
while; even though; despite
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
standpoint; position; viewpoint; footing; starting point; basis (e.g. of an argument)
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
notification; pre-1886 administrative order
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
transplanting (a plant); transplant; transplantation (of an organ, tissue, etc.); transplant; embryo transfer; embryo transplant
function; facility; faculty; feature
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
disease rate; infection rate; morbidity rate
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun