degree of difficulty; difficulty level
how; in what way; by what means
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
to stare back at; to look back at
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
naturally; of course; understandably
intercept; interception; counter-attack
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
battlefield; battleground
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to be silent; to say nothing
with a clink (click, clack)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
Eurasian continent; Eurasia
whole nation; whole land; whole country
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
to maintain; to continue to have
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)