ceremony; rite; ritual; service
killing and wounding; bloodshed
battlefield; battleground
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
to assemble; to set up; to construct
man; male; masculine gender
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
in the future; another day; later
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
remake of another artist's song (a "cover")
diligent; hardworking; healthy; fit; (arch.) faithful; (arch.) devoted
charming; fascinating; attractive
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
to put on airs; to swagger; to act self-importantly
influence; clout; leverage
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
Dunkerque (France); Dunkirk