one's debt to one's country
dark reddish-brown; liver color
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
hair (on the head); (a) hair
to prove; to substantiate
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
stipend (paid to court officials, samurai, etc.); salary; fief; (arch.) gift (given as a reward); (arch.) token of appreciation
to eat (fodder, grass, etc.); to receive (a salary); to receive a stipend from one's lord
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
manual typesetting; hand composition; hand setting; assembling by hand; putting together by hand; braiding by hand
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to take great care (in doing); to pay attention; to be careful
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
several million; millions (of)
every person; each one; everybody
honour; honor; glory; privilege
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
500-man battalion (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
Five Tiger Generals (in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
softness; gentleness; weakness
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
audience (with someone of high standing)
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
(not) in the least; (not) at all
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
duplicity; treachery; double-dealing
expression; look; countenance; face
stock-still; motionless; frozen in place
to seal; to shut; to close; to silence; to gag; to hush
lack of virtue; immorality; vice; depravity; unworthiness