regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
motherland; fatherland; native country
ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
men and women of all ages
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
moral (spiritual) improvement; practice mental training; cultivate one's mind (soul)
establishment; settlement
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
(religious) denomination; sect
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
profound; deep; unfathomable
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
noble; lofty; high-minded
compliance; conformance; adaptation; (immediate) response; (rapid) reaction
dead letter; meaningless writing
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
to force one's way; to push through
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
to be highhanded; to be arrogant; to be overbearing
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
marking; grading; scoring