handbook; manual; vade mecum; essential item; must-have
to have an eye on; to zero in on
offering an opinion (to a superior, the government, etc.); proposal; suggestion; advice
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
many people; a large number of people
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
those confident in themselves
but; however; provided that
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
smiling while looking at; enjoying reading
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
taking heart; being in high spirits
black and white; right and wrong
iris (flower); Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea); (arch.) sweet flag (Acorus calamus); (arch.) calamus
southern army (e.g. in a civil war; esp. the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War)
site; point on a map; spot
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually
mountains and rivers; natural surroundings
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
important place; strategic point; critical location
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
command; control; commander
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
fighting to be first; scrambling to take the lead