idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to highlight something; to bring something to the forefront
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to become clear; to be made public
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
country; territory; domain; realm
major powers of the world; great powers
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to compete with; to vie for
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
royalty and titled nobility
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
dislike; disgust; disinclination; tired of
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack
to feel inferior; to feel small
pleasant feeling; good feeling
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
being very busy; busyness
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
word for word; verbatim; a single word and a single phrase