skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
to repeat; to do something over again
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
one by one; one after another; successively
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
Shanghai Incident (1932); January 28 Incident; Battle of Shanghai (1937)
to continue (going along some trend)
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
until now; so far; up to the present
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
beyond this point; from now on; after this
America and Britain; American-British
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
maintenance; preservation; improvement