Japan and Germany; Japanese-German
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
based on; on the basis of
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
head; lead; vanguard; first
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
mixed (e.g. team, chorus)
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
both armies; both teams; both sides
the reverse; other side; lining
moat; fosse; trench; underground air-raid shelter; dugout
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
difficult to ...; hard to ...
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
succeeding; following; trailing; next
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible