ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
counter for (small) boats
life or death; existence; destiny
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
motherland; fatherland; native country
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
vitality; (one's) life force
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
to become decrepit; to become senile
battlefield; battleground
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
long ago; already; a long time ago
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
carefree; free from worry
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
the child is father to the man; (lit.) the soul of a child of three (is the same) at 100
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
long military service; having experienced many battles
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower