rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation; accession
mutual aid; cooperation; benefit
association; union; guild; labor union; labour union; trade union
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
influence; clout; leverage
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
global scale; worldwide scale
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
vibrancy; strength; one's prime (around age 30; esp. of a man); counter for cones or sticks of moxa burned on the skin (in moxibustion)
China; Han dynasty (of China; 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to be at a loss for words
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
red tape; red-tapism; officialism; bureaucratic bungling
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
weak and small; inferior in strength and size; minor; young; youthful
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to cease; to stop; to be over
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
this world; this life; world of the living
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
to take away; to carry off
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially