blitzkrieg; lightning war
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
secret understanding; collusion; betrayal
cease-fire; truce; armistice
outbreak of war; starting a war
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
peace talks; peace negotiations
schedule; program; programme; agenda
staking out (in advance; e.g. a seat or a spot); saving a place; reserving a location
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
loser; defeated person; the defeated
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
order of seats; seating precedence; class standing
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
news; word; tidings; omen
phone extension; indoor wiring; inner line
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
head and body; heads tall (ratio of total height to length of the head); heads long
to hang low over (e.g. clouds); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind screens, curtain, etc.)
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
dominion; territory; possession
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
complicated and mysterious
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
bunch of flowers; bouquet
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
to compete with; to vie for
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert