to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
not necessarily so; is not always true
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
during; for the duration of
large number (of); many; majority
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common