predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
hegemony; leadership; initiative
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to drag around; to pull about; to lead around (by the nose)
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
making noodles by hand; striking a deal; coming to an agreement; killing with bare hands
diploma; licence; license
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
dysfunction (often medical); malfunction; insufficiency
in name but not in reality
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
manners; courtesy; etiquette
(clenched) fist; knuckles
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
to mistake (A for B); to misread
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting