regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
major war; great war; world war
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
surely; certainly; without doubt
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
preparatory phase; preparatory period
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
great war; great battle; world war
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
to differ; to vary; to disagree
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
if you think about it; come to think of it
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to indicate; to show; to point to
to anticipate; to foresee
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
different thing; another question; different case