advantage or disadvantage
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
patient; having a long fuse
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
dark lilac (color); royal blue
city councillor; city councilor; city assemblyman
crying or singing (of bird, etc.) at night
to draw swords and face off
Hayagriva; Horsehead (tantric Buddhist deity)
empty threat; bluff; paper tiger
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
life and death; life or death
aforementioned; above-mentioned; given above; previous
in three days' time; two days after tomorrow
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
joint; seam; joining point
falling down one after another (like dominoes); toppling shogi pieces (lined up in a row)
to fight with swords; to cross swords
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
withdrawal; revocation; repeal; demolition; removal
to irritate; to exasperate
to bring close; to bring near; to associate with (someone); to keep company with; to let come close
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat