great war; great battle; world war
storming (e.g. an enemy's castle); attack; raid
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
at once; immediately; right now
stealthily; secretly; in secret
mysterious presence; mysterious atmosphere; aura of mystery
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to break the silence; to break one's silence
to say; to be called; to do
eye color; eye colour; expression (of the eyes); look; countenance
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation; rubbing salt into a wound
even more; still more; further
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to be selected (from among many people)
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
it is none of one's business; it is not one's place to say (do) something
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to push aside; to brush aside
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)