to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to display one's real ability; to show one's real ability; to show one's stuff; to show oneself at one's best; to really shine; to come into one's own
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
to play a leading role; to play a central part
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
ago; since; before; previous
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
resolute; determined; bold
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage
defile; narrow path; bottleneck; impasse
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
in the face of; in defiance of
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
main cause; primary factor
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
brave general; brave warrior; courageous general
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
detour; diversion; alternative route