being isolated and helpless; fighting (struggling) alone and unassisted
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
to play a central role; to take a leading part
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
urban areas; the streets; town; city
early on; earlier on; from early
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
government; administration
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
as; because; with; due to
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
separation of farmers and samurai (system in effect from the Azuchi-Momoyama period until the Edo period)
hostile party; enemy side
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
certainly; surely; definitely
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
parting; separation; farewell
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
along; parallel to; in accordance with