speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
the fate of a nation; life-or-death (situation) for a nation; national crisis
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
like this; in this way; as you see
official proclamation; announcement; promulgation (e.g. of regulations)
imperial decree; imperial edict
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
coolie; laborer; labourer; carrier
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
buying a book, magazine because of its cover
(only) one option; one possible choice
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
one's first campaign; one's first battle
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
generation; lifetime; age
second generation; second; junior
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to count up; to enumerate
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
destiny; will of Heaven; luck