sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
hegemony; leadership; initiative
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
selection; choice; option
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
riskiness; (level of) danger
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
sphere; circle; range; category
changing one's attitude or response according who one is talking to or dealing with
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
going straight on; going straight ahead
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
to become tense; to become serious; to become sober; sobering; bracing
clear; precise; definite; distinct
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind