war; battle; match; game; competition
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
Japanese katydid (Gampsocleis buergeri); katydid; bush-cricket (Tettigoniidae); (arch.) cricket
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
in person; personally; directly
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
serious; not joking; straight
to begin talking; to open up
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
being the sole winner; winner-take-all
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with