strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
if you ask me ...; as for ...
gathering place; labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period); entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
Bodhidharma fell down (children's game similar to Statues or Red Light Green Light)
degree of attention; profile
ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating; viewing rate
to frolic about; to mess around
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
positioning side-by-side; parallel arrangement; going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
airborne (troops, operation, etc.)
West Germany (1949-1990); Federal Republic of Germany
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
commissioned officer; military officer
background research; research into the period
military history; military annals
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
(providing) covering fire; supporting (someone in a debate, dispute, etc.); backing (someone) up