to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to make a success in life
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
battlefield; battleground
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
at that time; in those days
great war; great battle; world war
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
instar (developmental stage of arthropods); age; years
classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture
art of war; strategy; tactics
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
strategist; tactician; schemer
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
foundation stone; cornerstone
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
intention; idea; inclination; wish
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth