everywhere; at every turn
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
vertical line; bar line (e.g. in music)
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
legendary beast; magical beast
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
chief; main; principal; important
under control (e.g. of territory)
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
declaration of independence
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
to be told or made to hear something so often that you (metaphorically) get calluses on your ears
draw (in competition); tie game
to pull apart; to separate; to draw; to tie (a game)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
Kellogg-Briand Pact (1928); Pact of Paris
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly