bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
old age; old person; the old; the aged
certainly; really; truly; possibly; maybe; perhaps
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
lightning; electric illumination; light from an electric source
boldly; bravely; resolutely; determinedly
Song dynasty (China, 960-1279); Sung dynasty; Liu Song dynasty (China, 420-479); Liu Sung dynasty; Song (ancient Chinese state, 11th century-286 BCE); Sung
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
cloud of sand (dust, etc.)
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
(how) many times; (how) often
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
pity; sorrow; grief; misery
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
lecture attendance; auditing
failure; mistake; blunder
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
vibrancy; strength; (esp. of men) one's prime (approx. age 30); counter for times of moxibustion
vigor; vigour; ardor; ardour; high spirits
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
grand-scale or long-range plan; farsighted policy
to be attentive to; to pay attention to
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
ge (ancient Chinese dagger-axe)
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...