disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
control; check; restraint; inhibition
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
to rock; to shake; to swing
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
brave general; brave warrior; courageous general
red hair; Westerner (esp., originally, the Dutch)
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
safety; welfare; well-being
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
recovery; rescue; recapture
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
hard struggle; strenuous effort
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
to serve; to work for; to attend
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
to order; to command; to appoint
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
personal combat; one-to-one fight
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
gorge; ravine; canyon; glen