awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
near; nearby; not far off
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
flash; instant; lightning (speed)
to tear off; to strip; to rob
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
degree of familiarity; popularity
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
original intention; initial resolution
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
various places; several sources
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
scenery; scene; landscape
another thing; exception; special case
live tree; green wood; unseasoned wood
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
(barbed) wire entanglements
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
fortified city; walled city
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
fixed content; settled matter; done deal
intimidation; threat; bluster
force (bulldoze) one's way through
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
toppling sideways; turning sideways; falling over sideways; barrel roll
to happen to ride together; to share a vehicle; to (operate a) carpool
desperation; struggle to the death
pending question; unresolved problem
to accumulate merit; to make merit