leadership competition; power struggle
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
one's own child; one's own children
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
outside the country; abroad
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to push aside; to brush aside
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
incommunicative; taciturn
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances
student (esp. a university student)
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
mountain range; mountain belt
land route; overland route; by land; overland
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
to face on; to look out on to
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
various countries; various regions; various provinces
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
extended leave; long vacation
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
to squash; to crush; to flatten
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to burst open; to pop; to split
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with