custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
honeytrap; honey trap; honeypot
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
abortion; to be interrupted; to be discontinued; to be suspended
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
poisoning; kill by poison
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
national border; provincial border
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
both armies; both teams; both sides
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
come out!; where are you?
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
surroundings; environs; circumference
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
finger flick to the forehead
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
intimidating air; sense of intimidation