to narrow; to reduce; to contract
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
being the strongest; being powerful (mighty) without equal
International System of Units; SI
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to side with the winner; to ride (someone's) coattails; to get on the bandwagon
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
organizational capability; organisational capability
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to control; to command; to get the better of
short pause; short interval
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
foreign; abroad; overseas
foreign capital (e.g. in a company); foreign investment
many; much; plenty; hardly
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
Japanese company (business, firm)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...