one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
weighting (in averaging); aggravation
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to replace; to move; to change the position of
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
war advocacy; jingoism; bellicose argument
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
trend; tendency; momentum
rising; ascending; climbing
hibernation; winter sleep; torpor
to do for (the sake of someone else)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
one hole; toilet bowl (for both urination and defecation); effective point for moxibustion; one-woman man
pointing out; identification
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
the people; citizens; the populace
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
point of an argument; drift of an argument
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
(death from) starvation; starving to death
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
meaning; significance; sense
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
sudden outbreak; accidental; incidental
grand; far-reaching; ambitious
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
don't you think?; indicates question
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act