conviction; belief; confidence
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
name; given name; first name
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
main force; chief object; mainline
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
divine generals who protect pilgrims, etc.
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to turn towards; to point
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally