(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
righteousness; justice; right
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
you could say; you might say; verging on the
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
anxiety (about the future)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
arrest; apprehension; capture
peace talks; peace negotiations
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
to gather momentum; to gather strength; (for a trend) to reach a peak
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
territory; domain; dominion; possession
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
financial page (of newspaper); financial aspects; economic front
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
in the meanwhile; during the time
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
several years; a few years
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling