considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
high ground; elevation; hill; plateau
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
unmistakable; unquestionable; certain; evident
one who knows little often repeats it; (lit.) a fool's one bit of knowledge
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
(not) even with; (not) even using
true state; actual condition; reality
based on; on the basis of
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
to narrow the focus; to focus attention (on); to concentrate (on); to zero in
without any weak spot; watertight (e.g. reasoning); impeccable
one machine; one aircraft; one life
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
one (thing); one piece; one item
work of art; artwork; objet d'art
offensive (movement); aggression
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
stock; inventory; having in stock; being in stock
casualties; the killed and wounded
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
farsightedness; hyperopia; hypermetropia; far-sightedness
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
riding fast; driving a horse fast
main body (of troops); main force; this troop; these troops
craving; longing; thirsting
great numbers; numerical superiority
taking heart; being in high spirits
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on