obligatory supply (of goods to the government, e.g. during wartime); delivery (to the government at a fixed price, e.g. of rice)
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
to incur someone's enmity
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
strong person; the strong; the powerful
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
power balance; balance of power
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
complaint; quibble; niggle; finding fault; false accusation
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to grumble about something (trivial)
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard