measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
prospects of victory; chances of success
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
contest; comparison; competition
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
rule; reign; government; governing
personal (employee); employed; retained
commander; general; leader
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
promising without due consideration
to grow angry; to display one's anger
revival; restoration; resuscitation
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
safety; welfare; well-being
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
starting point; point of departure
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
storage; housing for equipment and machines; putting into computer memory
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
successfully; with success
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
platoon commander; section commander
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)