rivalry of local warlords; a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field
annual (plant); first-year student
two times; twice; two degrees
in this way; along these lines; similarly
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
dignity; credit; (arch.) deed of sale (for a land, forest or house); (arch.) sale value; (arch.) selling price
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
watch stand; watcher's seat; attendant's booth (e.g. at an onsen)
tendency; trend; inclination
Japanese children's game; preliminary test to eliminate weak contenders
society; company; the public; the world
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
discretion; consideration; allowance
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to be relieved; to feel relieved
difficult to ...; hard to ...
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
border (pattern); stripes; border; boundary; border; edge
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner