technique; art; skill; move
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
distinction; differentiation; classification
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
power; might; authority; influence
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
going through; going via; going by way of
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
for example; for instance; e.g.
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
strong person; the strong; the powerful
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
survival; survivor; relic
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
(divine) providence; dispensation
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to look down (on); to condescend (to)