opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
dealing with; coping with
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
worthy of special mention
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
each nation; many nations; many countries
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
armed might; military power; the sword; force
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
consultation; discussion; conference; collusion; bid-rigging
transactions; dealings; business
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
military force; military strength
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
like that; that way; thus
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
to play a central role; to take a leading part
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda