factory; plant; mill; workshop
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
power map; power structure; power relationships
formation process; morphosis
conviction; belief; confidence
to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark)
the same kind; accomplice; partner
old age; old person; the old; the aged
reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
even though; despite; when
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
personal; individual; private
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to be frank; to speak one's mind; to open one's heart; to have a heart-to-heart talk (with someone)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation