opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
same period of last year; the same month a year ago; year-ago month
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to join together; to combine; to join up
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
apparent; obvious; very clear
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
memory; sense; experience
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
macro; macro (instruction)
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
point at issue; axis of a conflict; focus of confrontation
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
both; both sides; both parties
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
complicated and mysterious
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
early on; earlier on; from early
interview (e.g. for a job)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
job hunting; job searching
soldier; combatant; warrior
exemplar; model; example; pattern
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
from the viewpoint of; according to
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
consumer price index; CPI