dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
people; men and women; each person; everybody
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
establishment; settlement
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
to become possible; to become able to (do)
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
self-defense; self-defence
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
number (on its own, without considering its proportion to the whole); overall number
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
time; season; period; phase; stage
to increase; to add to; to augment
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus