sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
huge win; overwhelming victory
in a body; concentrated force; combined efforts
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
offensive camp; team at bat
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
one's own property; possessions
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to look as if one is important; to swagger around
contest between different schools (of fencing, etc.)
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
another style; another school (of thought, karate, etc.)
few decades; many decades; several decades
basis; based on; conformance; conformity; authority (of); standard
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to get late; to advance; to wear on
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover; lame duck; hopeless situation
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
to collect information; to gather knowledge
to sigh; to breathe a sigh