supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to turn against; to become an enemy
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
to rank with; to rank among
to jump from one thing to another
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
any; at all; in the least; even in a slight degree; ever
pride; dignity; self-worth
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
to speak; to hear a voice
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
tone of voice (e.g. in a sweet tone); timbre
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that