dozens; scores of; decades
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
intention; idea; inclination; wish
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
our country; our land; one's own country
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
tributary system (of Imperial China)
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
interference; meddling; butting in
power; authority; influence
authority; power; influence
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
northwestern part; the northwest
oasis; OASYS (Fujitsu WP system)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
militarism; warlike spirit
reigning; controlling; dictating
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
point in common; common term; common trait; common denominator
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
each nation; many nations; many countries
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
as a child; when one was a child
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)