congeniality; satisfaction; gratification
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
to issue a manifesto; to appeal
highest score; highest number of points; top grade; peak altitude; highest point
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
decisive; resolute; drastic
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
fragment; one of the group or party
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
sovereignty; supremacy; dominion
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
to move; to put elsewhere; to tidy; to put in order
Extinct (conservation status); EX
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
random; unintentional; unintended
pessimism; disappointment
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
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
mutation; change; transition
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
wickedness; evil; calamity; disaster
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
latitude; (at one's) discretion; discretionary powers; a free hand
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
strong defense; strong defence
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case