it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
junior high school student; middle school pupil
long-distance relay race; stagecoach; post horse
Sanriku (the three former provinces of Rikuzen, Rikuchū and Rikuō)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
cheering group; cheering squad
February; second month of the lunar calendar
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
deceptive methods; questionable means
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
children and grandchildren; posterity; descendants
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
don't let your guard down; carelessness is the great enemy; danger comes soonest when it is despised
lengthy (of a book, etc.); voluminous; most (e.g. most part); greater; fairly
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number