request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
proposal; proposition; suggestion
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
how much; how many; however
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
nonparticipation; nonattendance
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
being the strongest; being powerful (mighty) without equal
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with