small number; few; minority
this world; everyday world; earthly existence; mundane life
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
to take a position (e.g. on an issue); to adopt a stance
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
hostile nature; inimical character
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
amount of material resources
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
many; much; plenty; hardly
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
close to the wall; alongside the wall
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself