extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
original intention; initial resolution
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
expert(ise); skill; dexterity
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
declaration of war; proclamation of war
one end; an end; part; fragment
everyday life; daily life
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
four-character compound word (esp. idiomatic)
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
it's no joke; gimme a break!
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
multilateral; many-sided; diversified
edict; ordinance; proclamation
main; principal; chief; primary; major
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
gossip; corner of the mouth
nonaggressive defense (policy) (defence)
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
constitution; rules; regulation
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving