to wait and see; to see how the land lies
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
anger; resentment; indignation; chagrin; irritation
unable to clear away one's ill feeling; not able to do anything (about...)
a step; short distance; short time
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
the "sa" column of the Japanese syllabary table (sa, shi, su, se, so)
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
open field; empty lot; plain
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
making the numbers balance; fixing the numbers; number-juggling; making up the numbers (e.g. to form a majority)
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
great victory; crushing victory
basin (e.g. between mountains)
metal ring; metal hoop; metal band; trivet
throwing stone; sling stone; slingshot; pellet; pebble; small rock
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
hide-and-seek and tag; children's game where the participants first hide, then run away from the seeker
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure