dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
until now; so far; up to the present
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
(arch.) switch (long, tender shoot of a plant); switch (cane used for flogging)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
occupation; calling; livelihood
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
in one's own way or style
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
sea of trees; broad expanse of dense woodland; abundant leafage
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
discovery; detection; finding
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy