thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
reality; actuality; hard fact
to bring back; to restore
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
meaning; significance; sense
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
in advance; beforehand; previously
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
war; fighting; fierce competition
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
just one person; only one
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
heir; inheritor; successor
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal