rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
rule; reign; government; governing
descendant; posterity; offspring
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
cooperation; collaboration
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
determination; resolution
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
cattleya (type of orchid)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to surround; to crowd around
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to gather; to collect; to assemble
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
threat; intimidation; menace
unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track
surroundings; circumference
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
habitat; home (e.g. of the tiger)
extermination; annihilation
in case of; at that time; at this time
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
to be itching to put one's skills to use
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
abstention; nonparticipation