objection; dissent; protest
inability to discern the truth due to conflicting testimony
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
national border; provincial border
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
small number; few; minority
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
complete set (of volumes); every volume; whole volume; whole film; whole reel
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
undisputed; entirely; perfect
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar