market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
invincible; ever-victorious; unconquerable; unbeaten
undefeated; unbeatable; invincible
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
common person; foolish commoner
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
employer's house; master's house
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
bird of paradise (Paradisaeidae family)
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
entreaty; appeal; petition
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to cease; to stop; to be over
everywhere; all over; throughout
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
to approach; to draw near
high and low; rise and fall
skill; dexterity; master hand
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)