dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
the Big Three (countries)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
military force; military strength
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
territory; domain; dominion; possession
too (much); overly; excessively
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
war; fighting; fierce competition
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
in succession; one by one
scale; scope; plan; structure
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to face; to go towards; to head towards
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
came here; coming here; recently
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
backing (an initiative, candidate, etc.); support; backing up (another player); covering; backup