rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
gospel (of Jesus); the Gospels; gospel (music)
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
the West; the Occident; Western countries
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
to become desperate; to give way to despair
to switch off; to turn off
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
to shorten one's life (through hardship, etc.); to hasten one's death
to trample; to crush underfoot
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
high; noble; refined; advanced
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle
deep inside; innermost place
and; thereupon; because of that
passage (of people or vehicles); passing (through); traffic; common usage; widespread use
rearranging; remodeling; remodelling
about here; in this neighborhood
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
worm-eaten; moth-eaten; holes eaten in clothing, leaves, etc. by caterpillars, moths, etc.; leaf warbler (any bird of genus Phylloscopus); chiffchaff
various places; several sources
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
without gaps; closely packed; always; usually; often; frequently
daruma otoshi; toy consisting of vertically stacked wooden blocks that must be knocked away without letting the daruma doll on top fall to the ground
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
company song; corporate anthem
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
ifrit (demon in Arabian mythology); efreet; afrit; afreet
exploitation; overuse; abuse
knowing only one thing (and repeating it often); saying the only thing one knows (at every opportunity); repeating the only thing one knows
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)