tide; current; tendency; trend
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
war; fighting; fierce competition
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
excess; surplus; superabundance
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
two classes; double; two sets
four man group; quartet; the Gang of Four
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
value; worth; virtue; blessing
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
entry (event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (blog, database, etc.); post
to throw into; to toss into
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
Saitama (city, prefecture)
unauthorized; without permission; unapproved; lack of permission; absence of authorization
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
all over Japan; throughout Japan
all over the country; throughout the land; every nook and cranny of the land; far and wide; (in) every port and harbor
how many people; a number of people
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
in the same way as; just like
mass production of inferior goods
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
one eye; one of one's eyes
to close (one's eyes); to shut
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken