opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
possession; retention; maintenance
specialization; specialisation
the whole area; all areas
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
dawn (sometimes esp. in ref. to the 16th day of the lunar month onward)
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
meme (idea, etc. spreading from person to person within a culture); (Internet) meme
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
essence; true nature; substance; reality
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
Department of Defense (USA); the Pentagon; Ministry of Defence (UK, etc.)
third highest division; wrestlers of the third highest division
land, sea, and air; army, navy and air force
great army; mighty host; whole army
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
to entrust; to leave to a person
hegemony; leadership; initiative
secret information; intelligence
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
nine levels of Amitabha's Pure Land; Amitabha's Pure Land; nine-tiered lotus leaf platform in Amitabha's Pure Land
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
intensification; aggravation
all-out confrontation; total confrontation