to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
sea of fire; sea of flame
people; men and women; each person; everybody
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
negotiations; bargaining; talks; making demands
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
failure; mistake; blunder
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
alone; unaided; away from home
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
all-out attack; general offensive
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to discuss; to talk together
to mark the end; to spell the end
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
government forces; loyalist army
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
licensed; chartered; officially allowed; legitimate
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
to watch over; to watch attentively
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
society; the world; the times
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; having a beautiful voice
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
almost; roughly; approximately
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account
bride; one's daughter-in-law
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking