easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
offensive camp; team at bat
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to increase; to add to; to augment
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
low-priced; cheap; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; link back to discussion group, bulletin board, etc. posting
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.); ostentation
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
sense of values; values; value system
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
to split; to be split; to become sunken (e.g. of cheeks); to become hollowed; to weaken (e.g. of motivation, interest, etc.); to decrease
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing
period of youth; while young
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
person concerned; interested party; related party
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
establishment; settlement
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
several hundred; hundreds (of)
change; transformation; reform; revolution; revolutionizing; innovation
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
armed might; military power; the sword; force
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
future; possible; potential; prospective
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)