a long, long time ago; very long ago
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
literally; to the letter; literal
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
leader; authority; mainstay
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
clever; intelligent; bright; well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
self-; from (a time or place)
interest; rights; concession
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
sullenly; discontentedly; silently (in a bad mood); grumpily; with hurt feelings
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
someone; a certain person
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to say this and that (about); to say (critical) things; to criticize; to be critical (about); to find fault (with); to complain
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected