war; fighting; fierce competition
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
scale; scope; plan; structure
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to prove a loss; to be a disadvantage; to not pay
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
discovery; detection; finding
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
real experience; actual observations
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
throwaway; disposable; single-use
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
every place; various places
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to gather; to collect; to assemble
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements