wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
spirit of the dead (esp. of those killed in war); soul of a fallen soldier; person of outstanding talent; gifted person; genius
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
pincer operation (tactic)
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
opening; gap; dried and opened fish; extension
moderate (view, politics, etc.); temperate; sensible; sober; non-radical
military force; military strength
check; restraint; oppression; repression
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
weak and small; inferior in strength and size; minor; young; youthful
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
stupid; dim-witted; dense; dull; obtuse; slow
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to indicate; to show; to point to
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
crushing evil; destroying heresy
striking effect (e.g. of a remedy); dramatic results; special effect; special effects; SFX
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
crushing evil and spreading the truth
destroying; annihilating; eradicating
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
better than nothing; better than none at all
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness