overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
coloured glasses; tinted glasses; sunglasses; biased view; preconceived view
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
striking; remarkable; considerable
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
study; learning; tutorial
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
physical law; laws of physics
returning tit for tat; retaliating
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
transport; transportation
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
Russo-German War (1941-1945)
span of life; one's term of existence; destiny; fate; assigning a name to a number
notice; notification; report; posting
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
amount of material resources
spare time; free time; leisure time
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
momentous; exigent; urgent; important; vital
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
ultimate; final; last; eventual