stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
the fate of a nation; life-or-death (situation) for a nation; national crisis
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
great man; heroic figure; remarkable character
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
it is I who should say so
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
person who swaggers about under borrowed authority; small man acting arrogantly through borrowed authority; (lit.) a fox that borrows the authority of a tiger
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker
every place; various places
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
originally; by nature; from the start
secret information; intelligence
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for