child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
information; news; report; reward; retribution
waist; waistline; waist measurement
loose (of clothing); loose-fitting; plenty (of pouring a liquid); sloshing about (e.g. of water in one's stomach)
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
thereupon; shortly thereafter
secret information; intelligence
to play a part; to get involved; to take a share; to share the burden
along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money; (lit.) a duck comes carrying a Welsh onion on its back
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
strong person; the strong; the powerful
several men, several minds; everyone has his own ideas and tastes; everyone has his own interests and ideas; different strokes for different folks
women working in military brothels (esp. those forced into prostitution as a form of sexual slavery by the Japanese military during WWII); (lit.) comfort women
match fixing; put-up job; fixed game
a rival horse or candidate
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
neutral fat; neutral lipid; triglyceride
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to give the stamp of approval
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
having gone too far to turn back
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
knight on a white horse; Prince Charming
getting on and off (a vehicle); boarding and alighting
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
horse riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
person killed in action; the war dead
both armies; both teams; both sides
composed expression; clear face
to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude
being apt to; being liable to; being inclined to