going through; going via; going by way of
(present) head of a family
on the occasion of; at the time of
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
sign of a ship (e.g. through fog, silhouette, etc.); outline of a ship
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
dated; date; fixed; external
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
major powers of the world; great powers
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play foul
to launch a surprise attack
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
offense and defense; offence and defence
to gather strength; to take heart
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
slave traffic; slave dealer