drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
virile; tough; masculine; intense
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
mantou; (Chinese) steamed bun
bank; banking institution
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
uncle; ankle (esp. guards in sport); anchor (clock component); pallet fork
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
instability; insecurity; crankiness
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to take command; to give direction
great numbers; numerical superiority
reconnoitering party; scout (army)
crossroads; intersection; crossway; carrefour