exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
reigning; controlling; dictating
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
war; fighting; fierce competition
outside of one's area of expertise
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
arrangement; pact; agreement
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
carnivore; carnivorous animal
to be unequal to the burden (job); to be too heavy a load for
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
independent action; acting alone
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
one's possessions; ownership
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family