to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
chastity; virtue; fidelity; feminine modesty
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
final; eventual; ultimate
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
security; guarantee; collateral; guarantee (e.g. of safety)
warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
in range; within the limits (of ...); within (a) range
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
number (on its own, without considering its proportion to the whole); overall number
locality; local area; limited area
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
way of talking; speaking style
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath
to count up; to enumerate
countries; (various) nations
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
either way; in any case; one way or another
to think too much; to be over-concerned
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore