to arrive; to come to pass
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
perfect; complete; flawless
strong pressure; heavy pressure
old soldier; veteran; old hand
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
very; much; greatly; a lot of
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
one's first campaign; one's first battle
just because; even if; even though
to squash; to crush; to flatten
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
(some) more; even more; longer; further
slight; little; insignificant
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
striking; remarkable; considerable
literally; to the letter; literal
pending question; unresolved problem
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
long time; long interval; for quite some time
using every trick (in the book)
vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft
economic difficulties; financial difficulties; fiscal difficulties