to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to make absolutely sure (that all is right); to use every means; to take all possible measures
liquid; beverage; food with high water content (esp. sorbet or fruit served as a dessert in a kaiseki dinner); gamble; uncertain affair
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
burnt field; burnt area; land devastated by fire
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
how many people; a number of people
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
war; battle; match; game; competition
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
in unison; as one; united
massing (of troops); gathering
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
to be in difficulties; to be in trouble; to be in a difficult situation
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
siblings; brothers and sisters
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
dishonor during one's life; shame experienced during one's life
grudge; complaint; reproach
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
would be a waste of words; would be a waste of breath; there's no point in saying
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no