painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
imperial court; royal court
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
execution; carrying out; execution; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
number; number plate; license plate
tank (military vehicle); chariot
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
again and again; repeatedly
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
one after another; in rapid succession
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to be imminent; to be impending; to be pressing; to be urgent
peril; danger; hazard; distress
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)