(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
our country; our land; one's own country
to palm off; to force a sale
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
supply; provision; service; supply
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
receiving; acceptance; reception; admission
(political) power; authority; influence
righteousness; justice; right
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
(not) even with; (not) even using
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
insolent fellow; rude fellow
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
secret technique; secret art
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness