rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
king; sovereign; daimyo with a domain of one or more provinces (Edo period)
to curve; to twist; to be contrary; to be uncooperative; to be rebellious
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
the fate of a nation; life-or-death (situation) for a nation; national crisis
existential threat; life-or-death crisis
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
pride; dignity; self-respect
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
celebratory banquet; feast
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
contradiction; inconsistency
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
battle of words; debate; argument; dispute
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to look up (at); to look upwards; to respect; to look up to
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
young person; youngster; greenhorn; novice; inexperienced person
field battle; field operations; open battle; battlefield; battlefront
person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
to be impetuous; to carried away by youthful ardor; to be overly eager for action; to act rashly out of hot-bloodedness
proclamation; official notice; touch; contact
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement