to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
property; assets; fortune
private funds; own funds; private property
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
external pressure; foreign threat
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
obedience; submission; resignation
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
to have learning; to be educated
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
that is to say; so that means
while alive (e.g. I won't allow ... while I'm alive)
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
divine sword (one of the three sacred treasures)
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
popular name; common name; given name
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
to be excited; to be elated
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
on the occasion of; at the time of
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme