continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
body; group; party; company; troupe
military force; military strength
generation; lifetime; age
in succession; one by one
leader (of an alliance); leading power
long-established; old-established; traditional
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
order of chivalry; chivalric order
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
hostility; animosity; enmity
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have