character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
hieroglyph; hieroglyphic character
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
provisional; temporary; tentative
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
difference; disparity; gap
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
going upstream; sailing against the current
the opposite direction; the other way
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
entire world; whole world; world stage
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
limited; limiting; restrictive
impregnable fortress; heavily guarded fort
castle construction; building a castle; fortification
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to save an enemy from trouble instead of taking advantage of their weakness; to show humanity even to one's enemy; to help one's enemy in difficulty
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
sincere; honest; faithful
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
January; first month of the lunar calendar
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
usurpation; taking back; dispossession