backboard; dorsal plate; tergum
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
hard-to-overcome obstacle; high hurdle; (lit.) thick wall
hollowing out; scooping out; gouging; drilling
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
stocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves; storing; laying in (supplies)
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
not yet fixed; undecided; pending; TBD
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
suspension (from work or school)
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
celebrating recovery from illness
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
to reveal one's true colors (colours); to betray oneself
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to make lively; to enliven; to make exciting
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
untouched; unused; intact
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
... years old; age (of) ...
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
unconditionally; as a rule
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
individual differences; personal equation
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to be conceited; to brag; to show off
trusting too much; overestimating ability
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period