stirring up trouble in order to get credit for resolving it; profiting from solving problems created by oneself
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
organization; organisation; forming
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
parade; review (of troops)
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
armed might; military power; the sword; force
not worth considering; out of the question
war; fighting; fierce competition
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
ago; since; before; previous
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
power; might; authority; influence
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
had better ...; had better not ...
right (to do something); authority; power
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
use; utilization; utilisation; application
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
courtesy call; courtesy visit
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide