leader; magnate; bigwig; extremely large head
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
ancestor; forefather; foremother
(public) peace; stability; tranquility; tranquillity
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to knead well; to polish; to refine
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
to defeat (someone) in an argument; to argue (someone) down; to confute (someone); to refute (someone)
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
I don't give a damn; I wouldn't know; that's got nothing to do with me
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
televised speech; TV address
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
guess; speculation; supposition
internal strife; infighting; internal conflict
declaration of war; proclamation of war
newspaper story (article, account)
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
just who do you think you are?
time appointed for meeting (assembling); time one is supposed to meet
first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position
Gothic (style, e.g. in architecture); sans serif (typeface); gothic
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
withering of vegetation in winter; winter decay; winter-blight; bleakness of winter; business slump in winter (esp. in February)
light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor)
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)