to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
arrival of goods; goods received
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
to be relieved; to feel relieved
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
simply put; putting it simply; in short
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
trivial; not amounting to much
each and all; every single one; everybody
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
red light (traffic); red light; signal to stop; sign of danger
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
alien (from another planet)
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
the future; future prospects
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm