fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)
naturally; of course; understandably
tense relationship; tense relations; strained relations; strained ties; tension
to throw down the gauntlet
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
(sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor
den of vice; rogue's den; brothel; red-light district; cluttered room
the five elements (in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void); five great wisdom kings
power balance; balance of power
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
to be led by; to be headed by
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
authority; power; influence
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
ruler; monarch; sovereign
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
on bad terms; at loggerheads
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
poor; unsatisfactory; inadequate; cold; chilly
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology