100,000; hundred thousand
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
massing (of troops); gathering
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
to be able (to do); to be capable (of doing)
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
individual; private person; personal; natural person
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
to temper thoroughly; to train well
to play a leading role; to play a central part
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
belatedly; though a little too late
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
sharp parting remark; parting threat
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
military expedition led in person by the emperor
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)