final game; final games; the finals
argument; dispute; controversy
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
(written) work; book; writings
to state; to express; to mention
progress; advance; improvement; development
by means of; due to; because of; according to
war; fighting; fierce competition
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to bring; to take; to bring about
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
head; brains; intellect; understanding
to be the ruin of (a person)
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
equality; impartiality; evenness
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
nonexpansion; localization; localisation; nonaggravation
Japan and the United States; Japanese-American
outbreak of war; starting a war
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
danger; peril; hazard; risk
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
adherent; devotee; believer