engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
successive generations; successive emperors
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
establishment; settlement
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
using as an intermediary; through
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
basis for decision; evidence for judging
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
to be needed; to be wanted
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
quiet; still; surreptitious
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build