minimum; at the very least
dictatorship; despotism; autocracy; running (a company, etc.) despotically
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
armed forces; military; troops
civilian control (of the military)
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
(exercising) the right to command
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
low-level; trivial; coarse; low-dimension
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
general situation; whole situation; larger picture; overall situation of a game
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
how much; how many; to what extent
preaching to the deaf; (lit.) chanting the nembutsu into a horse's ear
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
education; training; discipline
gifted education; special education for gifted children
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
sturdy spirit; bold; daring; brave; valiant; undaunted
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
another name; nickname; alias; synonym
attendee; participant; person present
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
summit meeting; top-level conference
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly