to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
if so; in that case; in that situation
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
promotion of industry; inauguration of a new industrial enterprise
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
first person to say something; first person to suggest something
naturally; of course; understandably
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
schedule; program; programme; agenda
fair and square; open and aboveboard
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
tattling; telling on (someone)
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
there being no use in arguing (about it)
thorough; exhaustive; complete
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
noisily; with loud footsteps; in a crowd; incessantly; all together
to speak; to hear a voice
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
to be softened; to calm down
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
source of information; intelligence source; message source
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
bombshell announcement (statement)
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)