battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to not take seriously; to take lightly
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
student's handbook; small notebook that also acts as a student ID
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
being the runner-up; finishing second
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
criticism; critique; review; commentary
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
as usual; as is one's habit
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
that; the matter in question
to have a talk; to tell a story
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
wife; Mrs; proprietress; landlady; large women's size (clothing)
Japan and the Philippines
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
of no interest; not interested
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen