armed might; military power; the sword; force
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
interruption; suspension; break
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
curiosity; inquisitiveness
gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures
to look upwards; to look up
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
document; official papers
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
comparatively; relatively
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
how long; how far; how much
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
looking pale; looking unwell
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone