to be uniform (in size and quality); to be uniformly good
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)
nobody can win against advancing age
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
fortitude; firmness of character; hardihood; manliness
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
the people; the public; the world
to catch the eye; to attract attention
fellows; comrade; colleague; one's equal
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
reading aloud; recitation
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
to lead someone around by the nose
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
state of the war; war situation
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
being outstanding; excelling; being foremost
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
violent emotion; passion; fury
to know (a person); to think
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
an inch ahead; the immediate future
joint together; opposite; facing