succession; continuation; series; sequence
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to compete with; to vie for
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
finally; in the end; on top of all that
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
rebellious phase; rebellious age
groundless; entirely contrary to fact
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
viewer; (television) audience
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
the pen is mightier than the sword
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
(and) many others; extras (in a film)
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
minority group (party); minority
I have nothing to do with it
to lay aside; to set aside
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
within the limits (framework, boundaries, price, etc.)
self-torturing; masochistic
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
superiority complex; sense of superiority
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
time (three times, each time, etc.); times