to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
lacking in some desired property (size, usefulness, etc.)
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
to help each other; to cooperate
Nobody's Boy (1878 novel by H-H Malot); The Adventures of Remi; Sans Famille
staying the night; lodging (at)
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
to settle (in a place); to settle down
nothing but; except; no more than
command; lead; generalship; leadership
countries; (various) nations
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
Japanese citizen; (the) Japanese
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
under investigation; under consideration; under review; pending (decision, etc.); awaiting verification
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
foreign currency; foreign money; foreign exchange; foreign goods; imported goods
security; stability; safety; peace
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
loan; lawn (grass); lawn (linen or cotton fabric)
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
senior; veteran; old-timer
plants and animals; flora and fauna
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. of a road to traffic); resumption of services