sounding each other out; probing each other
to improve one's skill (esp. at calligraphy or drinking larger amounts of alcohol)
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
commandant; commanding officer; general
competent; suitable; qualified
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
disturbance; upheaval; unrest; war; riot
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
(wandering) minstrel; troubadour
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
feelings; thoughts; meaning
beginning; start; first moxa treatment
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
yourself; himself; herself
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
very; greatly; extremely; exceedingly; highly; quite
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
military affairs; military people
in the city; in the community
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate