to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
only; merely; but; no more than
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
power; authority; jurisdiction
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
successively; one after another
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
counterintelligence; counterespionage
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
genuine article; real thing; real deal
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
chance (of success); odds
fire chief's car; command vehicle
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
self-determination; suicide
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
defeat; lost battle; defeated army
commander; general; leader
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime