fighting to be first; scrambling to take the lead
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
war; battle; match; game; competition
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
to have authority (over); to have great influence (over)
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
now that; since; so long as; because
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
this (is) again; really; so; extremely
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
twentieth century; Nijisseiki pear (variety of nashi); Nijusseiki pear
beginning (of a century, etc.)
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
everywhere; all over; throughout
fresco; mural; wall painting
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
large build; large pattern
being suited to a role; being the right person for the job; suitable role; suitable position; fitting part
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
obedience; submission; resignation
rough-and-ready (medical) treatment; drastic remedy; drastic treatment; drastic measures; drastic steps
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady