overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
to dig up and expose (a secret, hidden crime, etc.)
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
under custody; under supervision; undecided match; draw; tie
metropolitan; managed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
enemy movements; enemy's position
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
in perfect form; going swimmingly
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
quarrel; trouble; dispute
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
person who makes someone else appear better; foil
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation
origin; source; exit; point of departure; time to take action
intelligence or information network
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending