chronological order; time series
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
in the meanwhile; during the time
odds and ends; all; every
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
very likely; very probable
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
this school; the school in question
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
such; like that; that sort of; very
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
restoration; repair; mending
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
self-conceit; self-centeredness; vainglory
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
family; relatives; dependents; household
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
split; division; break up
clear; precise; definite; distinct
confrontational attitude (stance, posture)
eternal; unlimited; endless
confrontation; opposition; antagonism