reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to flare up; to burst into flames
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
party; set; gang; company; person
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
piece; fragment; one (object)
clerk; office worker; office staff
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
right in the center (centre)
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot
devil; evil spirit; genie
to lose one's way; to get lost