section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.; maxim
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
combat power; fighting strength
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
extravagant spree; wild merrymaking; living it up
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
art of self-defense (defence)
insurance; guarantee; warranty
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
same crime; being equally guilty; bearing the same amount of responsibility
precocity; early ripening; premature development
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
(appropriate for) one's age
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time