stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
armaments; military preparations
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
admiration; wonder; astonishment
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
that's true; of course; obviously
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
heir to the throne; successor to the throne
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
ordinary citizen; the general public
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
to prevent; to take precautions
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
it's no joke; gimme a break!
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer