wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
to fall asleep; to sleep deeply
plants and animals; flora and fauna
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
close; intimate; on good terms
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
yes it is!; it surely is; certainly
to play a central role; to take a leading part
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
dirty; vulgar; nasty; offensive; disgusting
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
very fond of; more fond of than eating; so fond of that someone would rather not eat than go without; (lit.) more important than three meals a day
rationalization; justification
to read a kanji with a different pronunciation; to load (e.g. data on a computer); to read; to change the language or wording (of a provision, etc.); to apply a different term
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
absence; disregard; indifference
passage; path; route; one's way
to come back (of an illness, cold weather, etc.); to return; to recur; to happen again
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
taking a western route; west circuit; travelling the globe westwards; going from east to west
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to (be able to) agree (with); to be able to accept; to find acceptable; to be convinced; to understand
defense; defence; protection
start of a war; beginning of hostilities
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute