to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
parental love or affection
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
guess; conjecture; surmise
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
hegemony; leadership; initiative
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
the big two...; two major...; two main...
leader; magnate; big head
authority; power; influence
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
impossible; unlikely; improbable
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
interference; meddling; butting in
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
whole story; full picture; full particulars