preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
compelling force; legal force
abstention; nonparticipation
self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
entrusting; charge; delegation; authorization
sloppy; slovenly; slipshod; negligent; loose; unkempt
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
literature; books (reference); document
calamity; disaster; accident
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to bring; to take; to bring about
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
demon of the sixth heaven in the realm of desire who tries to prevent people from doing good
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
that's the way it is; such is life
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
enactment; establishment; creation
to live through; to survive
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
at that time; in those days
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
Solanaceae (nightshade family of plants)
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise