thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
article to be delivered; present
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
showing one's face in public; facing another person
to employ; to hire; to charter
to be born; to come into this world
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
general situation; whole situation; larger picture; overall situation of a game of go
leader; guide; mentor; coach
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
the fate of a nation; life-or-death (situation) for a nation; national crisis
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
and yet; though; when; in spite of
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
well-bred; of good upbringing
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson