positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
both sides; two sides; double-sided
naturally; of course; understandably
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
close; intimate; on good terms
militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
putting into operation; invocation
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
homecoming; returning home
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to treat wood, paper, etc.
hunting gun (usu. shotgun or rifle)
to fire (a gun); to shoot; to let off; to loose off; to blow (someone) away
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
to erase all trace of something
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
Treaty of Versailles (1919)
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind