war; fighting; fierce competition
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
shooting down (an aircraft)
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
stillness; rest; being stationary; standing still; coming to a standstill
certain reasons; certain circumstances; professional constraints; (lit.) adult reasons
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
prisoner (of war); POW; captive
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
dirty; vulgar; nasty; offensive; disgusting
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
in the mountains; among the mountains
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
Nazi; Nationalsozialist; Nazi Party
extent to which (something) is true or false; whether or not (something) is true
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
confidence; trust; faith; credit
to complain persistently; to gripe; to grumble; to die
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
full of things one could poke fun at; full of inconsistencies; absolutely ridiculous
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box