the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
double; twice (as much); twofold
existence; possession; having; limited company
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
square (of a number); multiplying (a number) by itself; second power
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
per unit time; rate per unit of time
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
trouble; bother; number of moves; number of punches; number of liberties
large number (of); many; majority
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
to be busy; to be tied up doing something
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
high voltage; high pressure
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
offensive strength; offensive power; striking power
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
decrease; reduction; fall; depreciation; mitigation
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
end of life; death; breathing one's last
combined use; using together (with); using jointly; using at the same time
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
establishment; settlement
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
Marine Corps; Royal Marines
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
common name; popular name; secular name (of a Buddhist monk)
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)