losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
suddenly; all of a sudden
an army; the whole army; the entire force; first team; first-string players; the cool kids
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
killing one by one (terrorist slogan and strategy)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
to brush off; to shake off
East Asian age reckoning; traditional system of age reckoning whereby newborns are considered one year old and on New Year's Day one year is added to everyone's age
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
top of the head; crown of the head
to step over or across; to overcome
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to be too late; to be too slow
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
atomic reactor; nuclear reactor
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
full dress; formal dress; uniform
aspect; phase; condition; modality
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
wooden floor; room with a wooden floor; changing room (at a public bath)
painting something vermillion; lacquering something vermillion; vermillion-lacquered object