opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
offense; offence; method of attack
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
nine times; twisting around many times
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
woman; lady; adult female
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to become desperate; to give in to despair
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
(navigable) canal; waterway
carrying power; transportation (carrying) capacity
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
management; administration; operation
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
influence; clout; leverage
agricultural land; farmland
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
starting late; late departure
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once