to make one's own; to take possession of
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
to poke each other; to jab each other
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
only; merely; but; no more than
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
clear; precise; definite; distinct
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
custom; practice; convention; precedent
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
one thin flat object; one sheet
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
until now; so far; up to the present
fight fire with fire; set a thief to catch a thief; fight one evil with another
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
lawless area; lawless district
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
lowness (of degree, value, etc.); inferiority; second volume (of two); third volume (of three)
counter for generations; epoch