refusal; rejection; denial; veto
concession; conciliation; compromise
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
aforementioned; above-mentioned
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
reigning; controlling; dictating
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
addition; appendix; note; supplement
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
state of the war; war situation
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
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)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
losers (those who have 'failed' socially, economically, etc.)
conversion (to a different religion, denomination, etc.); change (of ideology, interest, taste, etc.); switch
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?