war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle
atmosphere; air; magnanimous; generous; large-hearted
rumbling; (ringing) cadence
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
very loud volume; megavolume
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
maker; manufacturer; producer; producer (of a film, play, etc.)
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
observation; survey; watching
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
hot-blooded; hot-headed; temperamental; impulsive
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
form; shape; figure; morph
bamboo shoot; young, inexperienced doctor
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
metal fake sword (esp. one that greatly resembles a real sword)
popular name; common name; given name
bamboo sword (resembling a katana, etc.); bamboo imitation sword; dull sword
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
nothing but; except; no more than
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
ignorant of the ways of the world
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
tone (of voice); manner of talking
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
student (esp. a university student)
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to