attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
to turn towards; to point
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
(arch.) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu); provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner; barbarian
support; backing; aid; assistance
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
difference; variation; difference
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
arm; skill; efforts; ability
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
picked troops; elite soldiers; crack troops
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
(some) more; even more; longer; further
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)