from afar; over a great distance; all the way
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
there being no use in arguing (about it)
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
to fight against; to oppose; to face
negotiations; discussions; connection
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
rising; ascending; climbing
un-; non-; bad ...; poor ...
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to go out and away; to leave
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
these guys; these fellows
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to turn completely into; to become completely
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
to trample; to crush underfoot
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
massing (of troops); gathering
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
totteringly; with tottering steps; toddling
to set on fire; to ignite