for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
un-; non-; negative prefix
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
to temper thoroughly; to train well
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
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)
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
(enter into, be in) a state of war
declaration; proclamation; announcement
right (to do something); authority; power
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
cooperation; coordination; link
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
pincer operation (tactic)
posterity; future life; life to come
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
failure; mistake; blunder
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)