to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
drastic move (e.g. hold or strike in martial arts); power technique; display of power
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
experiment; experimentation
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
large number (of); many; majority
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
kind; sort; species; species
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
to get between; to be caught in
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
permission; approval; authorization; license
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient