promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to attempt; to test; to try out
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
meaning; significance; sense
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
prospects of victory; chances of success
of course; certainly; naturally
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
bloodsucking; sucking blood
nature; property; disposition
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to some extent; to a certain extent
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to launch a surprise attack
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
locality; local area; limited area
war; battle; match; game; competition
locational advantage; advantageous position
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
chance (of success); odds
one or two; a few; small number
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
looking on (somebody) as hostile
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
useless; vain; aimless; idle
danger; peril; hazard; risk
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin