invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
no!; no no!; no, not at all
you (plural); all of you; you all
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
the beginning (as in "this is only the beginning"); lowest division in sumo
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
encounter; engagement; battle
Imperial General Headquarters (Japan)
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
fluent (in a language); flowing
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts