like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
baton (of command); order; command; direction
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
trusting too much; overestimating ability
man fit for the post; right person
right place; right position; right post
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
in succession; one by one
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
steep mountain; craggy mountain
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
construction; establishment
since; henceforth; ever since
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
(not) even once; (not) ever
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
war; fighting; fierce competition
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly