all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging lantern
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
go that far; to that extent
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
recovery; rescue; recapture
to make an onslaught (on); to close in (on)
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
tool; implement; means; furniture
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
cornering someone; cornering an opponent's king (shogi)
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
100,000; hundred thousand
wind; gas; fart; something worthless; something not worth considering
(with a) start; fright; alarm; creaking; cracking; snapping
true character; real nature
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
strong nation; powerful country
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
aggression; invasion; raid
one large ...; a great ...
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
merger; (presenting a) united front
on the occasion of; at the time of
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time