cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
participation; joining; entry; adherence
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
same quality; same nature; homogeneous
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
can be; can exist; can stay; cannot help but ...
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
difficult to ...; hard to ...
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
seeing one off; farewell; escort
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
to be intimate with; to befriend
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
here and there; everywhere
conferring of decorations
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
pus; corruption; rot; evils
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
serious wound; serious injury
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
cover; mantle; shroud; hood
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
sick and wounded soldiers
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
old or veteran army general
brave general; brave warrior; courageous general
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against