cooperation; collaboration
older brother; elder brother
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
step; stride; counter for steps
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
postwar period; period after Second World War
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to spit out; to eject; to dump
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
flight; desertion; escape
illegitimate (e.g. born to a mistress)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
as (for); for; in the capacity of
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
blood relationship; blood relative
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to feel; to sense; to experience
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence