to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
mediocrity; the masses; ordinary run of men
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
strategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game; opening moves; preparations; preparatory steps; arrangements
otherwise; or else; if not
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
evil eye; magical eye; eye with supernatural powers
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
like this; this sort; this way
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
to balance (accounts); to even out; to balance out
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
to encourage someone to expect something; to raise someone's hopes
last days; the end; one's fate
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
war situation; progress of a battle
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
interruption; interference; butting in
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
evacuees; displaced persons; refugees
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for