support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
moving; touching; stirring
to move to tears; to draw tears; to evoke tears
master of ceremonies; MC; intermission between songs in which the performers speak to the audience; machining center; marginal cost
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
falling cherry blossoms; storm of falling cherry blossoms
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
anyone; any person; whoever
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
(military) expedition; campaign; expedition (for exploration, research, etc.); travelling (a long way); tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.)
to throw one's chest out; to hold one's head high
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
out of control; uncontrollable
plenipotentiary powers; full authority; plenipotentiary; delegate with full powers
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
consists of; comprises; is made up of
level ground; plain; flatland
to be sooty; to be stained
jam-packed; packed in like sardines
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
border (between countries); national border
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
departure; leaving; setting off