white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
to surge; to well up; to gush out
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
beyond that point; after that
cares; ill feeling; reserve
to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to smash violently; to crush
pit viper (esp. the mamushi, Gloydius blomhoffi)
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
offense; offence; method of attack
moneylending; moneylender
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
worthy of; worth doing; worth having
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
teacher; previous ruler; previous lord; lord of the previous generation
(committing, resorting to) an act of violence
another school; other schools
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
a matter for the police; a brush with the law
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)