strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
survival after defeat; decline (of a person, business, etc.); ruin
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
scattered or crushed in defeat
personal feelings; self-interest
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
justice; fairness; impartiality
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
to undermine; to sap; to dig away
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
to look forward to something
troublesome; annoying; complicated
judgment; judgement; discernment
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
letter; missive; note; mail