interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
dysfunction (often medical); malfunction; insufficiency
power balance; balance of power
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
to offer (put up) resistance
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
letting (someone) die without helping
political maneuvering; politicking; political machinations
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
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
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to work; to labor; to labour; to put to work; to make (someone) work
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to count on; to anticipate; to expect
to be lonely at the top; to be left high and dry by one's friends; (lit.) to have the ladder pulled out from under one
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
precondition; prerequisite
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
all-out confrontation; total confrontation
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue