just the other day; quite recently
by some chance; somehow; in some way; somehow or other; one way or another; by any means possible
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
time; season; period; phase; stage
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
to attack; to assault; to assail
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
complete change; about-face
extreme north; North Pole
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
having not the slightest idea
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
far away in the distance; in the far distance
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
aggression; invasion; raid
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick