claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
originally; by nature; from the start
Europeans and Americans; Westerners
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
spirituality; spiritual nature
to happen to have on hand or in stock
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
clear; precise; definite; distinct
rational; reasonable; logical
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
revolutionary (e.g. technology)
long; drawn-out; very long
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
only; merely; but; no more than
single word; a few words; brief comment
standard; standardized; average; normal; ordinary
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to crouch; to squat; to cower
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
one chance; only opportunity; maybe; perhaps; one-night stand