to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
(religious) faith; belief; creed
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
beyond that point; after that
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
lump together; put all together
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
program board (concert, theatrical production); act-announcement sheets; mekuri karuta
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)
forcibly; against one's will
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
political situation; political affairs
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
political disturbance; political change; change of government; political upheaval; overthrowing of a government; coup d'état