able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
rival; competitor; competition
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
pair; the two; both persons; both things
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
edict; ordinance; proclamation
sudden; lightning; immediate; shocking
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to embrace; to hug; to have; to possess; to command; to lead
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
desire for revenge; vengeful thoughts
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total