nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
increasing one's fighting spirit
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
on the sea; on the ocean; offshore
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
similar instance; similar case; parallel case; analogy
innumerable; countless; numberless
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
Bismarck; Otto; Eduard; Leopold; von
evil spirits of rivers and mountains
it's probably so; it stands to reason
well-known; noted; celebrated
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
becoming the objective; setting as a goal