pull; patronage; tug; discount
to form a pair; to pair up
something like ...; something called ...
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
to say everything one wants to say; to exhaust a topic
cannot be helped; unavoidable
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
alternation of generations
extra effort; one small touch; small twist
broad view; big picture; wide perspective
financier; business leader
check; checkmate; stave off; control; restraint; inhibit
dismissal (from a position); discharge
immediate effect; instant effect
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
person sought by the police; wanted person; fugitive from justice
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
leading party (e.g. in parliament); dominant party
chief secretary (usu. of a party); secretary-general
opposition party; political opposition; opposition
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
illegitimate child; secret love child
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
general election (of the lower house)
change of government; regime change
(political) administration; political power
current administration; present government
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention
acquaintance; appreciative friend
voice quality; type of voice
one's feeling while riding; comfort (of a vehicle); ride quality
running the whole distance