eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
assistance; backing; reinforcements
expansion; extension; elongation; stretching
sphere; circle; range; category
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
one or two; a few; small number
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
apparently; appears to be
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
scent bag; sachet; scent gland
feeling that something has come too late
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
scrape-scrape; (with a) scraping sound
cause for headaches; pain in the neck; source of worry
death penalty; capital punishment
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth