whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
that year; same year; same age
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to challenge (a person) to a fight
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
reading through; reading over
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
incompetence; inability; disability; incapacity
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
and yet; though; when; in spite of
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
to get angry; to lose one's temper
northern sea; North Sea; Hokkaido
sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship