the principle of honorable death and no surrender
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
making one's way through life; conduct of one's life
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to subsist; to keep on living
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
quotation; citation; reference
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
this (very thing); this precisely
modern person; people of today
exemplar; model; example; pattern
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
generation; the world; the age
finding employment; getting a job
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
firmly rooted; deep-seated