domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
that's the way it is; such is life
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
loser; defeated person; the defeated
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
astounding; startling; world-shaking; amazing; earth-shattering
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
plenipotentiary powers; full authority
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
absence; disregard; indifference
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
postwar period; period after Second World War
time; season; period; phase; stage
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to rank next to; to come after