to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
allied nation; ally; Central Powers (in WWI)
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
place; position; location; position; standing; status
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
possessed of a strong sense of duty
exit; way out; outlet; vent
good (place to leave off); convenient
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
underestimation; undervaluation
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
house built on sand; house of cards
mediation; good offices; go-between; building a bridge
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to exercise one's authority (over); to influence; to glare (at); to scowl; to glower
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
fall; decrease; knocking down; flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
final word; voice of authority; authoritative pronouncement
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
to keep (e.g. the lead); to maintain (a standard, situation, etc.); to put aside (for someone); to save (e.g. a seat); to keep (the ball; in soccer, rugby, etc.); to retain possession
having one misfortune after another; insult to injury
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)