dark night; moonless night
arraying a number of reference books in order to compose poetry; literary composition crammed with maxims, ancient episodes, legends, etc.; otters lining a catch of fish on a river bank; (people) making offerings (esp. of fish)
Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
fertile, productive field
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
right side; right-hand side
joint struggle; common (united) front
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
it's tactless to state the obvious; that's best left unsaid
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
advance; moving forward; progress
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to keep a watchful eye on
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
one's whole heart; everything one feels
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
watchful waiting; careful supervision
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)