leader; central personage
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
single standard; single base; single-feature show
(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to form a group; to form a bunch
determination; conviction
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
multiplication table; times table
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
storage; housing for equipment and machines; putting into computer memory
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
spirits of war dead; person of great ability; soul of a talented person
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
to go mad; to go crazy; to lose one's mind
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
choosing between two things; two choices
the 10 precepts; Ten Commandments; Decalogue; Decalog
nigirizushi; hand-formed sushi with a topping of seafood, etc.
to saw; to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
there being no backing out; gone too far to retreat
such; like that; in that way
arguing someone down; scolding; rebuking; proclaiming (the truth); expounding
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
law-like nature; regularity
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success