country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
sudden fall; sharp fall; sudden drop; sharp drop
to break into (a house to kill the master); to raid
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
incident; affair; happening; event
proper; right; reasonable
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
rule; reign; peaceful times
to take over; to hand over
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
succession; continuation; series; sequence
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
genuine article; real thing; real deal
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
second line of a four-line Chinese poem
to be worried; to be troubled
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
hostility; antagonism; opposition
going too far; going to extremes