achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
postwar period; period after Second World War
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
mock cavalry battle; piggyback fight
easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable
field battle; field operations; open battle; battlefield; battlefront
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
duty; function; office; mission; task
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
excessive; too much; unreasonable
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
fighting in numerous battles
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to be remembered; to go down in history
uniform worn in martial arts (judo, kendo, etc.)
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
role of a villain (film, drama, etc.); bad-guy role; social outcast role
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
origin; beginning; source; rise
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded