to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
trusting too much; overestimating ability
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
because of; owing to; due to
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
results; record; grades; marks
(great mental) resources; quick brain; resourcefulness; good wits
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
strategist; tactician; schemer
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
battlefield; battleground
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
to say; to be called; to do
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
automatic lock; automatic door-locking system
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
just past noon; afternoon
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student