survival after defeat; decline (of a person, business, etc.); ruin
different opinion; objection
at once; immediately; right now
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be responsive; to show immediate results
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to take advantage of an opportunity
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to carry over; to carry forward; to keep (for later); to defer
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
turmoil; chaos; confusion
generation; the world; the age
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to do someone in; to bump someone off
piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from