fidelity to one's principles
remark; statement; discourse
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
forcibly; against one's will
tool; implement; means; furniture
to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
one's (living) environment
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
successor; replacement; second wife
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
meteor; shooting star; falling star
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to do together; to share; to participate in
intercept; interception; counter-attack
warp; curvature; curve; arch
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
obedience; submission; resignation
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
prompt; immediate; in real time
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice