stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
timidity; cowardice; prudence; pedantry
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
proposal; proposition; suggestion
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
hard-liners; diehards; hawks
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
death from disease; death from illness
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
war; fighting; fierce competition
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
autonomous prefecture; autonomous oblast; autonomous community; autonomous province
illegal; illicit; unlawful
custom; practice; convention; precedent
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)