foe; opponent; adversary; dissenter
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; quiet; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild; temperate
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
series of battles; successive battles
minutely; in detail; with particular attention
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
distinguished war service; merit of war
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
short blade; small weapon; epigram; pithy saying
destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
(school) period; period or division of time; time limit
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
entreaty; imploring; begging; spoken portion of a song; oral recitation
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
incoherent; vague; silly; foolish
tedious talk; repetition; complaint; tongue-twister
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
resentment; indignation; anger
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to turn (around); to appropriate; to set aside for a purpose
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)