bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to polish up; to shine up
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
pride; dignity; self-worth
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
on the occasion of; at the time of
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will
that's the way it is; such is life
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
animal passions; carnal desire; lust
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
observation; survey; watching
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
innumerable; countless; numberless
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
killing and wounding; bloodshed
to push; to propel; to shove; to spur (someone); to stimulate; to impel
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
remaining strength; surplus energy; reserve power; money to spare
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase