to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
generation; the world; the age
contradiction; inconsistency
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
atmosphere (esp. of a place or person); mood; vibe; ambience
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
simply; merely; only; solely
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to pick up; to find; to gather
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
both; both sides; both parties
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
very ordinary; mediocre; all-too-common; quite commonplace
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court