approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
several times; once or twice
period of youth; while young
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down); count (of radioactivity)
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
near; nearby; not far off
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards, esp. hyakunin isshu karuta or iroha karuta
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
flash; instant; lightning (speed)
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
one's original intention; one's initial enthusiasm; inexperience; naivety; greenness
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
various places; several sources
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
scenery; scene; landscape
another thing; exception; special case
live tree; green wood; unseasoned wood
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
(barbed) wire entanglements
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
fortified city; walled city
confluence (of rivers); junction (of rivers, roads, etc.); meeting point
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle