spirits of war dead; person of great ability; soul of a talented person
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
pincer operation (tactic)
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
quiet; dependable; uniform; (politically) moderate
military force; military strength
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to indicate; to show; to point to
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
(having) striking effects; (producing) dramatic results; of particular efficacy
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
(sense of) crushing evil and spreading the truth
destroying; annihilating; eradicating
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
better than none at all; better than nothing
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
to be too late; to be too slow
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)