expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
constitutional government; (arch.) exemplary government; (arch.) excellent government
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
arrows and stones; battlefield; war
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
condition; situation; prospects
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
expected; anticipated; hoped for; expectation
accomplishment; realization; attainment; penetration; pervasion
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to hide; to conceal oneself
to be in order; to be organized; to be systematized
one's son; you little bastard; you little brat
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to set on fire; to ignite
the good and the beautiful
to throw away; to abandon
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to develop into a serious incident
to put out; to extinguish
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
humanism; love for humanity