gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; having no choice
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
overpower; subdue; keep down
rubbish; trash; garbage; worthless thing
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
alternately; by turns; one after the other
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
with a clink (click, clack)
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
format; form; (data) format; formatting (a disk); format
establishment; settlement
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
intuition; instinct; hunch
each place; various places
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
(necessary) personnel; required person
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; onigiri
central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses