hard to reach place; remote place
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition 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; our family; this house; we
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; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm (interest, commitment, etc.); difference in attitude
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
insecticide; insect repellent
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
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
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
you could say; you might say; verging on the
(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
dead-leaf color; yellowish brown
hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
infection; contagion; becoming infected; being infected (e.g. with harmful ideas); being influenced (by)
defense capability (defence)
health; healthy; sound; fit
origin of an illness; cause of a disease; pathogenesis; etiology