to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
signs of defeat; adverse situation
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
discovery; detection; finding
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
in unison; as one; united
republicanism; cooperation; working together
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
instant; moment; for an instant
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to put one's strength into
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
plan; measure; means; scheme; policy
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
to stare in wonder; to be amazed