to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to be told or made to hear something so often that you (metaphorically) get calluses on your ears
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
land route; overland route; by land; overland
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
mountain range; mountain belt
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
baton (of command); order; command; direction
use; utilization; utilisation; application
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
field battle; field operations; open battle; battlefield; battlefront
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift