to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
stronghold; citadel; base (of operations); headquarters
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
the law of the jungle; the strong prey on the weak; the weak become the victim of the strong
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
annexation; absorption; merger; swallowing up
sense of values; values; value system
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
now; the present time; just now; another; more
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
existence; being; presence
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
assertion; declaration; affirmation
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
(not) a single person; (no) one
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous