serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
contradiction; inconsistency
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
suffix for familiar person
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
all you want; as much as one wants
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
as many (people) as possible
general framework; broad outline; rough idea; generally; broadly; in broad terms
eagle (Accipitridae family)
connection; link; relationship
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
extremely busy; short-handed; (lit.) wanting even the help of a cat
newspaper; paper; counter for newspapers
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
desperation; self-abandonment
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
exhausted; worn out; battered (esp. of clothing); worn out; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call
war; battle; match; game; competition
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
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.)