contest of strength; trial of strength
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
male-dominated society; patriarchal society
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
belligerence; fighting spirit
soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish
to rant and rave; to raise hell
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
keel (of a ship); Fossilia ossis mastodi (traditional Chinese medicine); dragon bone; longgu
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
entrance ceremony (when students enter a dormitory)
stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability
densely covered in thick hair; hairy; fuzzy
performing arts; acrobatics
plate; illustration; figure
bad-tempered; aggressive; quarrelsome
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
steering a ship; controlling; maneuvering; piloting
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
infirmity (due to old age); decrepitude; senility; senescence; superannuation
fall; decrease; knocking down; flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
evening sky; twilight sky
battle formation; disposition of troops
measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference
all parts; various parts; every department
measured value; measurement
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
rapid increase; sharp rise; proliferation; surge; explosion