to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
at some point in the past; at some stage
natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features
centralization (e.g. power); centralisation
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
hard to reach place; remote place
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
post-war recovery; post-war reconstruction
local (governmental) autonomy
permanently neutral country
this family; we; this house
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
slope; slanting surface; bevel
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc.
most of all; extremely; supremely
insecticide; insect repellent
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
to bite; to sink one's teeth into; to nip
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
you could say; you might say; verging on the
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
small; little; fine; (arch.) fine pattern
to get between; to be caught in
porcupine (any mammal of suborder Hystricomorpha)
hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk