shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
river; stream; River; the ... river
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
night attack; nocturnal assault
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
from the viewpoint of; according to
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
sixth day of the month; six days
fort; stronghold; fortification
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
munitions; military stores
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
power; might; authority; influence
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
column (e.g. in newspaper); stand-alone feature article framed by a box
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
war clouds; threat of war