to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
street fighting; urban warfare
Greater East Asian War (1941-1945); Pacific War
both sides; two sides; double-sided
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
person with supernatural power; person capable of extrasensory perception
secret technique; secret art
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
bet; wager; stake; gamble
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
deification; apotheosis; wondrous change; great moral influence
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
to jest; to clown (around)
abrupt turn; sudden change
acquaintance; relations; sexual intercourse; intersection
all (there is); as long as there is
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
sabotage; subversive activities
departure from a port; leaving port; setting sail
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
madly in love; completely charmed (by); head over heels (for); from the heart; entirely; completely
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to grow older (than expected); to advance in age
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
difficult problem; challenge
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
layering (clothing); wearing one garment over another
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake