war; battle; match; game; competition
plan; scheme; intention; project; design
(emblem of) three comma-shaped figures arranged to form a circle; three-way fight; three-sided struggle
in name but not in reality
extermination; expulsion; destruction
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
practical effect; efficacy; efficiency
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
multi-layered; multi-tiered; multi-storied
in accordance with; according to
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
state of mind; mentality; psychology
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
appropriation; misappropriation; making one's own
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to finish reading; to read through
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
preference; priority; precedence
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
rule; reign; government; governing
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
small number; few; minority
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
quarrel; feud; wrangling; snarling (at each other)
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state