prophet; predictor; prognosticator
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
eccentric; crank; oddball
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
slip-up; mistake; fault; (arch.) waste; (arch.) needless expense
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
the first in history; only once in history
to fold up; to fold into layers
private citizen; civilian
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
international politics; world politics
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
secret feud; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
the six realms (Deva realm, Asura realm, Human realm, Animal realm, Hungry Ghost realm, Naraka realm)
revelry; tumultuous party; wild party; uproarious banquet
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
field; sports stadium; arena
regulation; adjustment; control
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
great war; great battle; world war
main cause; primary factor
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of