to be like-minded; to have the same goal
real experience; actual observations
huge win; overwhelming victory
to feel a chill run down one's spine
to clear up; to become cloudless
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
(primarily in shogi or go) response; countermeasure; counter-measure
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
self-protection; self-defence
without thinking of the consequences
I told you so; you see that?
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
rural beauty; rusticity; rustic beauty
hunting; shooting; game; quarry
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
rewards and punishments; rewarding good conduct and punishing evildoing
autonomous; autonomic; self-sustaining; self-directed
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
to put into effect; to put into practice
audience (with someone of high standing)
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
entry; going into; approach
setting on fire; setting afire
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
requisition; commandeering; conscription
to be suspected (of); to be under suspicion (of)
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
thought; report on one's investigation into ...; deceased father
induced explosion; secondary explosion
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
imbalance; proceeding irregularly; unsteady progress; limp; claudication
planned; scheduled; systematic