to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
next; secondly; subsequently
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
highly skilled; skillful; very capable; particularly able person; master-hand; person of ability
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
declaration of war; proclamation of war
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
many people; a large number of people
being seen here and there; appearing in various places
to surge; to well up; to gush out
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
to understand from experience
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
bleachers; grandstand; spectator seating
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour