length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
to play a leading role; to play a central part
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to kill; to defeat; to beat
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
fort; stronghold; fortification
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
convenient; handy; useful
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
impossible; unlikely; improbable
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
mechanization; mechanisation; computerization
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
meaning; significance; sense
direct unforked road; straight path
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)