to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
loudly (wailing, making a noise, etc.)
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
for a while; for some time; for a period
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to form a group; to form a bunch
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
way of reciting; way of telling a story
trusting too much; overestimating ability
one army; whole army; first string players; the cool kids; the popular kids
enemy's strength or fighting power
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
town; city; municipal; urban
private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player
anything and everything; just about everything
mellow (flavor or fragrance, esp. alcohol); rich; full-bodied; superior
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)