to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to feel sorrow for
likely loss; probable defeat
motherland; fatherland; native country
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
free, unfettered and flexible; versatile; adaptable
if times were better; if one had been born at an earlier, more opportune time; if times had not changed; if I had my due
to the best of my ability, poor though it be
entering a state of intense concentration; death (of a high monk, etc.)
monks who practise austerity to the point of death and mummification
generally; in general; widely; commonly; universally
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
harsh tasting; strongly alkaline tasting; excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
guidelines; guiding principle; dictates
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
loss; defeat; counter for losses
(major) mark; level; barrier; 100-yen unit (stock market)
ninth day of the month; nine days
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
to mark the end; to spell the end
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
since the dawn of history
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
gaudy; loud; garish; intense; harsh; extreme
body; group; party; company; troupe
interceptor; interceptor aircraft
anti-aircraft gun; antiaircraft artillery
westerlies; prevailing westerlies