to remain; to stay (somewhere)
small number; few; minority
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
to drive (a car) around; to ride (a bicycle) around
survival; survivor; relic
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
successful person; success
(political) power; authority; influence
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
to have an idea; to have a clue
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
artificial feeding (of wild animals); accustoming (a wild animal) to accepting food from humans; hand-feeding; to win someone over (with food); to butter up
eye for people; ability to judge character
animal; beastly; carnal; sensual; brute
kanreki; one's 60th birthday (or 61st in the traditional age reckoning system) when one has lived through a full sexagenary cycle
namely; that is (to say); in other words
dispute; conflict; trouble; unrest; strife
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
disputed territory; conflict area
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
refugee; exile; displaced persons
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
fortress; stronghold; citadel