to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
war; fighting; fierce competition
adversary; opposition; hostile forces
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
postwar period; period after Second World War
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
preservation; retainment; keeping
to have luck on one's side; to get lucky; to have one's eyes bulge out of one's head (with surprise)
(enter into, be in) a state of war
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
profiting while others fight
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
opinion; point of view; visual point
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)