ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
gag order; gag rule; gag law
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
each nation; many nations; many countries
to spread; to be propagated
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
check; checkmate; stave off; control; restraint; inhibit
eastern part; the east (of a region)
massing (of troops); gathering
while; even though; despite
series of battles; successive battles
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
behind with everything; too late; reactive
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
outbreak of war; starting a war
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
dealing with; coping with
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
meaning; significance; sense
suffix for familiar person
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)