battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
ago; since; before; previous
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
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
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
call; summons; convening; convocation
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
people; citizens; subjects; folk
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...