neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
belatedly; though a little too late
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
to make one's own; to take possession of
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
trend; tendency; momentum
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
consumption tax (incl. sales tax, VAT, excise duty, etc.)
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
consumption tax rate; sales tax rate; VAT rate
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
food expenses; money for food; charge for board
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
entreaty; appeal; petition
per person; per capita; per head
100,000,000; one hundred million; 10^8
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
another thing; other things; another man's property
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
daihinmin; daifugō; card game similar to President
disparate society; stratified society
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
developed country; advanced country
fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition