outside (a region, area, etc.); out of range (of a mobile network, radar, etc.); outside the sphere (of influence, etc.); out of contention; out of reach
expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
unfairness; injustice; partiality
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
existence; being; presence
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
sudden; abrupt; improvised; hasty; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan
difficult to ...; hard to ...
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
just because; even if; even though
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
doctoral dissertation; doctoral thesis
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
extending over a long time
protracted war; war of attrition
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
military sword; saber; sabre
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant