fast walking; semi-jogging
to cut one's hand; to cut one's connections (with); to break off relations (with); to cut ties (with)
trying the food at various restaurants; eating tour; walking while eating; eating while walking
ruining a country; ruined country
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
according to plan; as planned
on bad terms; at loggerheads
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
to become excited; to grow lively
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
to make lively; to enliven; to make exciting
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
ringing; throbbing violently
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
something long; useless things; white elephant; boondoggle
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile (of soil); to be discerning (of one's palate, eye, ear, etc.); to be discriminating; to become rich
to depend on someone else's (financial) support (usu. one's parents'); (lit.) to gnaw on (someone's) shin
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
royal castle; imperial castle
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
official letter (from the Emperor, Prime Minister, etc.); personal message; handwritten letter; autograph letter
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
obedience; submission; resignation
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
to backfire; to have a harmful result
throne; first place; top spot; championship
unproductive; counterproductive