skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
hegemony; leadership; initiative
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
Delian League (the Athenian empire)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
Thebae; Thebae (Greece); Thebai; Thebes
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
(emblem of) three comma-shaped figures arranged to form a circle; three-way fight; three-sided struggle
to be prolonged; to drag on
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
profiting while others fight
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to bring; to take; to bring about
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on