curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
financials; on the funding (capital) side
giving; provision; furnishing
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
territory; domain; dominion; possession
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
burying in the ground; having underground deposits
trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
uneven distribution; unfair distribution; maldistribution
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
diamond; diamond; infield; diamonds (suit)
chain of volcanic islands; Volcano Islands (Japan)
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
return; restoring; return (in tennis, etc.); return (key); return; profit
ratio; proportion; percentage
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
(appearing, occurring) one after another
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
armed might; military power; the sword; force
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
to tame (an animal); to domesticate
carrying voice; well-projected voice
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock