(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
heated argument; heated discussion; heated debate
to compete; to vie; to make fight against another (person, animal); to pit against; to debate; to argue
beach; water's edge; coastline; national border; before entering the country
to let an opportunity slip
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to disperse; to take a castle
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
control of the air; air supremacy
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
3000; three thousand; many
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
estrangement; alienation; disaffection
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
thousands; several thousand
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
first generation; founder
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
many; numerous; various; large number of
failure; mistake; blunder
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)