small and medium-scale; small or mid-scale
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
peerless; unique; unparalleled; unchallenged
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
financial power; financial means; wealth
armed might; military power; the sword; force
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
eldest sister; oldest sister
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
elder sister; effeminate man
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
regarding as very likely (to win, succeed, etc.)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)
wide area; wide view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-out view
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
not caring; not giving a damn
to face (a situation); to encounter; to be confronted with
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
this and that; one thing or another
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to end one's life; to end one's days; to die
cannot bear (doing); cannot bring oneself (to do); reluctant (to do)
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)