siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to nip (something) in the bud
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
meaning; significance; sense
innocent; blameless; guiltless
people; citizens; subjects; folk
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
maintenance; preservation; improvement
will to fight; fighting spirit; morale
to maintain; to continue to have
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to gain strength; to gather momentum; to be encouraged; to be heartened; to be invigorated; to take heart
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
to take command; to give direction
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to lose heart; to lose motivation
and; thereupon; because of that
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold