ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
nothing to be afraid of; trivial; not amounting to much; can't do anything
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543.1.31-1616.6.1), Shougun 1603-1605
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
active; positive; progressive
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
strong person; the strong; the powerful
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
rut; wheel track; distance between two wheels; gauge
reflection; consideration
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
settling or depositing (at the bottom of something); deposition; pigmentation; composure; calmness
holding on to; sticking to
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
observation; survey; watching
being apt to; being liable to; being inclined to
nation at war; militant nation
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
one's family and followers; one's whole clan
political affairs; all phases of government
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
failure; stumbling; setback
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
decline; one's declining fortunes; decay
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
using as an intermediary; through