encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
military expedition led in person by the emperor
to show; to bare (the teeth)
special selection; finest pick; top pick
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
unable to resist; unable to suppress
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
anti-aircraft; antiaircraft
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
stock; products; goods (esp. stolen); loot; spoils
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
bashful; shameful; ashamed
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
thin or light silk; sheer silk; veil (mystery)
to peel (roughly); to tear off; to rip off
security; stability; safety; peace
locational advantage; advantageous position
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
eyes and ears; seeing and hearing; one's attention; one's interest
information transfer; information transmission
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
to come face to face (with)
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize
armed might; military power; the sword; force
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to take back; to recapture
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
to be started; to begin (of a battle, contest, campaign, etc.)
mostly involve; principally involve
sign of a ship (e.g. through fog, silhouette, etc.); outline of a ship
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord