back; rear; background; behind the scenes
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
tedious; boring; being fed up with
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
various places; several sources
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)
firm; strong; solid; stable
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)