opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
Japanese pagoda tree (Sophora japonica)
Indian sandalwood (Santalum album); white sandalwood
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
trifoliate orange (Poncirus trifoliata); hardy orange
close; intimate; on good terms
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
to bring; to take; to bring about
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
complication; confusion; disorder
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
training; drill; practice; discipline
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
final; eventual; ultimate
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
quickness; agility; activity
one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
scale; scope; plan; structure
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
position; location; base; point; site
construction; establishment
main; principal; chief; primary; major
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
quiet; still; surreptitious
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment