atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
inking the outlines of a picture
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
fork; junction; parting of the ways; turning point
northern part; the north (of a region)
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision
excited condition; excited state
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
disposition of troops; battle formation
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
contest of strength; trial of strength
suicide divers (part of the Japanese Special Attack Units during WWII)
gifted young person who shows much promise
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
state of mind; mentality; psychology
conveying the will of the governing to the governed; top-down (system)
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
to pull in (fish); to land
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
outside one's jurisdiction
male and female (animals); the two sexes; victory and defeat; strengths and weaknesses
most part; greater part; majority
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
being left out; being ostracized
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
formidable; not to be sneered at; not to be made light of
skill; dexterity; proficiency
splendour; splendor; magnificence; grandeur
self-flattery; sing one's own praises
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing