nothing but; none other than
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
strong nation; powerful country
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
to take away; to carry away
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
very great; enormous; serious
blow; shock; strike; batting
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
environment; circumstance
to make one's story to seem coherent; to adjust one's story to fit the situation
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
conviction; belief; confidence
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
state of mind; mentality; psychology