walk; walking; (arch.) foot messenger (of a town, village, etc.)
wild rose; bramble; briar patch; obstacle; source of difficulty
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge
out of the question; unthinkable; impossible
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
killing an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; blood offering; killing violently; bloodbath; victimizing
convention; tired tradition; old custom
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
reigning; controlling; dictating
declaration; proclamation; announcement
discovery; detection; finding
dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; word that has become passé
revolutionary (e.g. technology)
to be moderate in; to be temperate in; to refrain (from doing); to withhold (an announcement, comment, etc.); to be beside; to be close by
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
cannot help (doing); have no choice but to; am compelled to; am obliged to; it is incumbent upon (me) to
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
vigor; vigour; ardor; ardour; high spirits
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue