incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
ridiculously; unusually; exceptionally
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall
to think deep down (that); to tell oneself (that); to secretly believe (that)
birds and beasts; beast; brute; (dumb) animal
to degenerate; to lapse into
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
monolith; large slab of rock; unity (of a group, organization, etc.); unanimity; solidarity
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
bigoted; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
to kill an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; to kill viciously; to victimize; to torment
hot-blooded; hot-headed; temperamental; impulsive
(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
ancestor spirit; ancestral soul; spirits of one's ancestors; collective ancestral spirit; (in Japanese folk belief) spirits of one's ancestors that have lost their individual identity and merged together
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
first meeting; first interview with
naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
internal conditions; true state of affairs
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
possessed of a strong sense of duty
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of