to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
World War III; Third World War
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
handbook; manual; guide; primer
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
global scale; worldwide scale
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
to happen to have on hand or in stock
Nagata-chō (Japan's political center; equiv. of Downing Street)
old body; aged person; elderly person
kindergartener; preschooler
bearer; carrier; person bearing responsibility; person in charge; supporter
war; fighting; fierce competition
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
offence; offense; hindrance
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
inside; interior; inner part
to ooze; to exude; to percolate; to soak through
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to hang (something) on the wall
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
series of battles; successive battles
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)