independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
commander; commanding officer; CO
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
locational advantage; advantageous position
moment by moment; hour by hour
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
one's own army; one's own team
have to do; must; should; ought to
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
establishment; settlement
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate