duty; function; office; mission; task; role
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
considerable; decent; suitably; reasonably; one matter; one field
discernment; penetration; keen insight; your discernment; your insight; your conjecture
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
emaciation; gauntness; haggardness
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
word; term; language; speech
selfishness; selfish motive
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
dullness; slump; stagnation; inactivity; depression
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; field inspection (e.g. in architecture, building)
different opinion; objection
lone (isolated) force; forlorn force
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
several years standing; over several years
pioneering; path-breaking; trailblazing
ruling party; government party; party in power; government
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
friendly feelings; fellowship
cannot bear (doing); cannot bring oneself (to do); reluctant (to do)
order; directive; instructions; command
personal feelings; self-interest
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
means; way; method; measure
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge