present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
formidable; not to be sneered at; not to be made light of
fecundity; having many children; abundant production
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
independence; self-reliance
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
establishment; settlement
overseas (a foreign) market
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
supply; provision; raising; procurement
labor; labour; manpower; working force
possession (esp. of a territory)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo)
Darwin (Australia); Darwin (Charles)
quadrilateral; quadrangle; tetragon
inclusion; comprehension; implication; containing; covering
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
disputed territory; conflict area
unprecedented; never seen before
the Big Three (countries)
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard