to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
at once; immediately; right now
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
makeshift; temporary expedient; stopgap measure
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
sincere; earnest; serious
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
the five elements (in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void); five great wisdom kings
in that manner; like that
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
loading (on board); equipping; equipped (with); built-in
higher rank; better position
willpower; energy; vitality
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
to drag around; to pull about; to lead around (by the nose)
tedious; boring; being fed up with
head start; initiative; preemption
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
(in) his way; peculiar to him
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words