powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
soldiers garrisoned at strategic posts in Kyushu in ancient times; Chinese soldiers stationed to protect remote regions of the country during the Tang dynasty
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
long-serving soldier; veteran
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
contest of strength; trial of strength
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
cease-fire; truce; armistice
reconciliation; peace; rapprochement
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
mercenary; calculative; greedy; commercial-minded; venal
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
carefree; free from worry
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
voyage; passage; travelling
battle flag; standard; (regimental) colours; colors; ensign
both armies; both teams; both sides
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
to tell (somebody) to (do something)