to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
first match (in a series)
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
to be in danger of; to be liable to
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
gourd-shaped war fan; referee's fan; stratagem; tactics
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
go that far; to that extent
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
place; situation; position; location
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
whole nation; whole land; whole country
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
physical condition; state of health
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
entreaty; supplication; petition
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
not limited to; not just ...
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
to palm off; to force a sale
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to