influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
personality; character; individuality; personhood
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
that kind; competition; match
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
depends entirely on; depends above all on
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
persistence; single-mindedness
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
to shake one's head (in denial)
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to be a match for; to rival; to be equal to
main force; chief object; mainline
Avici (lowest level of hell)
influence; clout; leverage
apathetic; lackadaisical; spiritless; physically weak; feeble; effeminate
rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat