origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
encounter; engagement; battle
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
more than anything; above all else
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to distribute; to hand out
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
to need; to call for; to require
stable supply; reliable supply
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
kind person; warmhearted person; sympathetic person
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
and; thereupon; because of that
to happen to meet; to come across
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
calm; composed; cool; quiet
much less; to say nothing of
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to harm; to cause harm to
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing