snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
free ride (e.g. on train)
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
buying up plots of land by force to resell at a large profit; land sharking; raising the ground level (with fill)
day of month; counter for days
detour; circumvention; turning movement
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
hollow; low ground; basin; pit; dip; depression
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
opposite side; other side
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
mobilization; mobilisation
to take command; to give direction
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
transport corps; army service corps
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
pressure; oppression; suppression
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
how long; how far; how much
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle