refusal; rejection; denial; veto
war; fighting; fierce competition
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
be (that) as it may; having said that
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
decision; determination; resolution
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
outbreak of war; starting a war
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...