too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to hold one's life dear; to be reluctant to die
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
simply; merely; only; solely
true character; real nature
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to leave (a scene); to step away
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
choices; alternatives; options
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating