exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
settlement; solution; resolution
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
dependence (relationship); dependency (relationship)
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
(political) power; authority; influence
financial power; financial means; wealth
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched
courteous; decorous; polite
outbreak of war; starting a war
to flutter down (of leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
leaf (of a tree); tree leaves; foliage
Japanese zelkova (Zelkova serrata)
konara oak (Quercus serrata); pin oak
mountain cherry (Cerasus jamasakura)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
vividly green; lush green; fresh and green; verdant; deep blue
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
fallen leaves; leaf litter; leaf fall; dropping leaves; deciduous
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces