opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
military aggression; military invasion
proof; evidence; sign; to testify (usu. Christian religious context)
wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains
resources; maneuver; manoeuvre
military force; military strength
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
based on; on the basis of
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
war; fighting; fierce competition
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
children's song; nursery song
to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
oasis; OASYS (Fujitsu WP system)
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
depression; lowlands; low ground; bottom land; plain
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
(period of) a year; during an era
in case of; at that time; at this time