portrait; likeness; picture
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
error of judgment; miscalculation
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
the same generation; coeval
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
recognition and guarantee, by the shogunate, of ownership of the inherited estate of a samurai who pledged allegiance to it (in the Kamakura and early Muromachi periods)
pact; convention; agreement
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
exaltation; emotional uplift
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
arbitration; conciliation; mediation
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw
system; institution; organization; organisation