off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
in the end; at the end of the day
cold-bloodedness; coldheartedness
responsibility; duty; obligation
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
stairs; stairway; staircase
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
combat engineer; military engineer; combat engineering; military engineering
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
natural defences; natural defenses; steep place
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to play a leading role; to play a central part
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
articles; supplies; parts
each nation; many nations; many countries
This isn't over; I will get my revenge
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
one eye; eye (for pictures, etc.)
strong defense; strong defence
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous