status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
mineral matter; metallic property
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
important matter; necessary thing; requirement
three; three years of age
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
squad leader; divisional officer
in a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train
headquarters; head office; main office
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
Pacific island flatsedge (Cyperus cyperoides)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows