to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
evil spirits of rivers and mountains
rampancy; prevalence; domination
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
great person; hero; mastermind; extraordinary person
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
over-fond parent; doting parent
interview (e.g. for a job)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
endless; boundless; everlasting
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
-less; lacking; non-existing
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
if so; in that case; in that situation
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
still; as yet; as it has been
great person; distinguished person; outstanding figure; giant; person of high caliber
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
four (long cylindrical things)
ceremony; rite; ritual; service