recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
maintaining a reasonable distance; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
quarrel; dispute; argument
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
profiting while others fight; (lit.) fisherman's profit
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
that country; (arch.) nirvana
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
antiquity; the previous era
Records of the Three Kingdoms (Chinese historical text)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
strategist; tactician; schemer
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
trisection; dividing into three (parts)
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
three; three years of age
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
northern part; the north (of a region)
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable