integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
great numbers; numerical superiority
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
amount of material resources
human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
by sheer strength; by brute force
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
with these words; while saying
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
race (of people); type of person
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
classic example; classic case; textbook example; representative example; typical case
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
to irritate one; to get on one's nerves
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
tendency; trend; inclination
to think too much; to be over-concerned
source of worry; source of distress
northeastern part; the northeast
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
overriding principle; main principle; great principle
sanity; consciousness; soberness
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far