tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
belief that human nature is fundamentally good
person with limited access to information (via the Internet, television, etc.); person who is inept at using the Internet to access information; Internet illiterate
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
south-southeast; south-south-east
right in the midst of; right at the height of
ready with a rifle leveled
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
attendance; accompanying; following; adjoint
to change the position of
right in the center (centre)
friendly army; friendly troops; allied army
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
(United States of) America; USA; US
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
power balance; balance of power
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
foreign; abroad; overseas
disputed territory; conflict area
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
special characteristics; peculiarity; distinctiveness
final decision; ultimate decision; official decision; finalizing; last word (on or about something); final word
to arouse criticism; to provoke; to cause a controversy; to give rise to hostile comment
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
troops; group members; team members
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
new ground (science, art, etc.); new front; new scope; frontier
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
nostril; nostrils; naris; nares