fighting spirit; battle aura; combative spirit
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
old soldier; veteran; old hand
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
very much; exceedingly; extremely
nonchalantly; without a care
running errands; going on errands; (transaction of) business; going about one's business; doing one's business (i.e. at the toilet); going to the washroom
to brace one's core (e.g. when carrying something heavy); to bear down; to exert oneself; to push oneself; to pay generously (for); to splurge (on)
meritocracy; merit system
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
reaching; attaining; arrival
(incoming) attack; raid; invasion; assault
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
oversight; omission; mistake
approximation; rough estimate; ballpark figure
submission; return to allegiance
a few years ago; some years back
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to trample (down); to crush (by trampling); to ravage
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
betrayal; defection; treachery; apostasy
date (of a planned event, act, etc.); day; (number of) days
main street; avenue; boulevard
to boil; to heat (a liquid); to prepare (a bath, hot drink); to excite; to rouse; to stir
crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
van (of a movement); vanguard; forefront
too much for one to handle; unmanageable; uncontrollable
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
therefore; thus; well, then ...; that's right; indeed; (arch.) ... on earth?
emergency; crisis; imminent danger; Vulnerable (conservation status); VU
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment
going beyond authority; unauthorized; unauthorised; ultra vires
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
center; centre; middle; Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)