life and death; life or death
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
peace talks; peace negotiations
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
to use one's intuition; to use one's instinct; to use one's head
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
switching over to; migration; transition
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
absolute authority or power (over someone or something)
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
(political) power; authority; influence
inheritance dispute; succession dispute
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
sovereignty; supremacy; dominion
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
counter for generations; epoch
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national