bid for popularity; publicity stunt
mobocracy; mob rule; ochlocracy
to degenerate; to lapse into
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
commonwealth; federation of states; confederation; union
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
great and splendid land (of Yamato); spiritual center of the land; one's spiritual home; excellent location; splendid place
being alone; solitude; loneliness; orphan
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
difficult to ...; hard 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
older brother; elder brother