observation; survey; watching
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial
beginning of hostilities; beginning of competition
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
insubordination; outlawry
to meet all three important conditions; to be a triple threat; to be ideal
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
selfish; self-indulgent; arbitrary
modesty; humility; being humble
good-natured person; nice person
laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
sparing oneself; laziness
to display one's real ability; to show one's real ability; to show one's stuff; to show oneself at one's best; to really shine; to come into one's own
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
series of battles; successive battles
refresh (e.g. memory, one's spirits, etc.)
tank (of liquid); tank (military vehicle)
tap; faucet; tapping (on a touchscreen); tap dance; tap (electrical)
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
level; standard; water level
festival; feast; carnival
function; facility; faculty; feature