to bite each other; to fit together; to mutually encroach; to eat together
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
from behind the scenes (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); from the sidelines; from a distance; secretly; in secret
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
provision (of money or goods); furnishing; conferral; payment; delivery; benefit
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
(on) horseback; riding a horse
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
airborne (troops, operation, etc.)
fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade; firefighter
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
Anna era (968.8.13-970.3.25); Anwa era
imposing stance; daunting pose
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
informant; informer; contact; Information Provider
field battle; field operations; open battle; battlefield; battlefront
having gone too far to turn back
to escape from; to get out
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
to die by the roadside; to die a dog's death
picking through garbage; dumpster diving; scavenging rubbish
to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
outline; summary; gist; in brief
place to go; person to turn to; person to depend on
national crisis; national disaster
defense capability (defence)
speed of a boat; draft; draught
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion