capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
spring picking; first flush (tea)
postponement; deferment; adjournment
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
for example; for instance; e.g.
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
one army; whole army; first string players; the cool kids; the popular kids
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
Nagano (city, prefecture)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
to refer to; to use as reference
corporate reconstruction; corporate rejuvenation; corporate revitalization; corporate revival
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
sentiment; sentimentality
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to join forces; to cooperate
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do