countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
branch; branch office; subdivision
headquarters; head office; main office
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
countries; (various) nations
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
experiment; experimentation
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
transfer; assignment; conveyance
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
matter of time; question of time
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
beginning; start; first moxa treatment
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
in case of; at that time; at this time
losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
to collect the best; to put together the cream of the crop
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
second coming; second advent
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
subject (of a medical experiment, etc.); test subject; trial subject; examinee (of a full-body scan, etc.)
chord name; chord symbol; code name
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
bed and food; eating and sleeping
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful