falling rocks; fallen rocks
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
every single word and phrase; each and every word
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
to copy (down); to transcribe
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
to say; to be called; to do
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
allied nation; ally; Central Powers (in WWI)
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
to attack and overthrow; to utterly destroy
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
to use all one's strength (ability)
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
to be at a loss how to continue an offensive; to be frustrated by impregnable defences
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
if it is (the case that ...)
cease-fire; truce; armistice