comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
entry into a castle (by a conquering force)
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
monstrously ugly; hideous; ugly and bizarre
without cause; without reason
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
though; even if; whether ... or ...
to take a lesson from (a wise person); to follow in the footsteps of; (lit.) to boil the dirt under (somebody's) fingernails and drink it (so that you may become like them)
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
education; training; discipline
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
discussion; argument; debate
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
pride; boast; credit (to)
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
outblooming even a flower (of a young girl); (lit.) even the flower blushes (before her beauty)
just; fair; proper; reasonable
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
battle flag; standard; (regimental) colours; colors; ensign