to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
domestic affairs; internal administration
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
having both wisdom and courage
steady; sound; reliable; solid
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
at the last moment; this late in the game
pillbug; pill bug; woodlouse; sowbug; sow bug; slater
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
vegetables high in beta-carotene
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
dressing; dressing; putting on clothes
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
correlation; interrelation; intertwining
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify