gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
commander; commanding officer; CO
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
too many to count; too numerous to mention
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
southern part; the south (of a region)
plural; multiple; several
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
personal combat; one-to-one fight
mental; spiritual; emotional
being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to forget to say; to forget to mention
correction; revision; amendment
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
and then; and so; and; so then
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)
any horsehair worm of class Gordioidea; gordian worm (of class Gordioidea); hair worm (of class Gordioidea); wireworm (click beetle larva)
literally; to the letter; literal