reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
seamanship; (the art of) navigation
cooperation; collaboration
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
civilian in military employ
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
to accord someone every courtesy
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to chase; to run after; to pursue
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
not necessarily so; is not always true
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to face on; to look out on to
northwestern part; the northwest
successive generations; successive emperors
source of worry; source of distress
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
to well up; to burst; to arise