leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
definite report; confirmed data
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
first thing after rising; as soon as getting up
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
to become inverted; to become reversed
offensive (movement); aggression
to need; to call for; to require
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
western army (e.g. in a civil war); Western Army (Battle of Sekigahara)
fortress; castle; citadel; enclosure; castle walls
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
every evening; night after night
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
imperial envoy; imperial messenger
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
turning point; transition phase
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe
military science; strategy; tactics
good-natured; of good character
revival; restoration; resuscitation
inability to make up one's mind due to worrying about how others will think; hesitation; wavering; vacillation
to sift out; to screen or eliminate (candidates)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
sad fate; tragic doom; ill fate
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)