wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
prospects of victory; chances of success
essentially nonexistent; virtually nil
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
how much; how many; to what extent
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543.1.31-1616.6.1), Shougun 1603-1605
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
this (very thing); this precisely
to be remembered; to go down in history
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
just like; the same as; no different than
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
military gains; war results; fruit of battle