to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
better safe than sorry; one should err on the side of caution
generation; the world; the age
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
descendant; posterity; offspring
to choose a lucky (auspicious) day
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
setting off (on a trip); departure
in the morning; during the morning
disadvantageous; long (odds)
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to be born; to come into this world
on the sea; surface of the sea
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down