chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
main force; chief object; mainline
Western-style; foreign; Western-style toilet; flush toilet; water closet
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
even though; despite; when
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
mountain road; mountain trail
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
one's own army; one's own team
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
complete; whole; perfect; safe
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
thicket; coppice; brushwood
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice