behind; in the rear; in back
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
irritation; annoyance; frustration
of course; certainly; naturally
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
innumerable; countless; numberless
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
assistance; backing; reinforcements
sword-shaped stoneware found in archeological sites in eastern Japan dating to the end of the Jomon period
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
predictable; repetitive; being in a rut; set in one's ways
exactly as stated; verbatim
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
throw; throwing; throwing event
same kind (race); homogeneousness
immediately; right away; on the spot
to glare at each other; to confront each other
while; during (the time when)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy