frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
parroting back; repeating (another's words) like a parrot
beginning; opening; start; outset
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
lowness (of degree, value, etc.); inferiority; second volume (of two); third volume (of three)
intelligent opinion; your esteemed opinion
unusually; extraordinarily; uncommonly
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
(most) important point; key point; key; secret; essence
consultation; question; enquiry; inquiry
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
steep mountain; precipitous mountain
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
dangerous situation; perilous position; (lit.) pile of eggs
full of troubles, difficulties
500-man battalion (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
one evening; some evenings
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
conquest; subjugation; overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill)
looking back; worry; anxiety
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
irregular natural phenomenon (occurring in the sky)
massing (of troops); gathering
already; as early as; at the earliest; at the soonest
(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
excuse me! (when calling out to someone); right?; don't you agree?
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in; turning out
fifth degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land