to incur someone's enmity
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to follow another's example
is something that; is that which
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
long (time that has passed); old (story)
calamity; disaster; accident
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
battlefield; battleground
handful; small amount; small number
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
fray; fighting; brawling; scuffle
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
very much; exceedingly; extremely
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good