battlefield; battleground
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
brave woman; heroine; lady of character; Amazon
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
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
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
at once; immediately; right now
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to thrust before; to thrust at
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to subsist; to keep on living
discipline; training; teaching manners
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport