to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
leadership; initiative; spearhead
to highlight something; to bring something to the forefront
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
conviction; belief; confidence
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
store; reserve; stock; savings
picked troops; elite soldiers; crack troops
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
apathetic; lackadaisical; spiritless; physically weak; feeble; effeminate
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
to be to the point; to be pertinent
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to encourage to do (something); to urge a person on; to demand action; to spank; to give a spanking; to hit someone on the bottom
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
bureaucratic organization; bureaucracy
cash bonus; reward; bounty
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
way out; means to escape; escape route
expulsion movement; boycott
opportunity; chance; good time (to do); trend; tendency; momentum
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
common reed (Phragmites australis)
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
almost every day; almost daily
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to shout (in anger); to yell
forcibly; against one's will
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
according to plan; as planned; on target