white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
(being) unable to look someone in the eye; (being) too ashamed to face (someone)
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
2nd day of the month; two days
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
absence; disregard; indifference
childish; childlike; immature; infantile
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
great mistake; serious error; blunder; complete misunderstanding
countermeasure; counter-measure
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory