capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
financial power; financial means; wealth
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
while; even though; despite
quiet; dependable; uniform; (politically) moderate
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
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)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
open; public; official; overt
Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
each party; each faction; all sects
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
within the limits (framework, boundaries, price, etc.)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
one's principles and position
subdivision; segmentation; fractionalization; fragmentation
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
van (of a movement); vanguard; forefront
moderate faction; moderates
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into