why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
both armies; both teams; both sides
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
man and horse; rider and horse; centaur
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
not limited to; not just ...
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
to repeat; to do something over again
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
military force; force of arms; strength of an army