purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
important person; strategic person; key figure
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
raising an army; launching business
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to serve; to work for; to attend
chief vassal; senior statesman
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
death in battle; death on the battlefield
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
to increase; to add to; to augment
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to promise; to abridge; to simplify; to reduce
to head home; to leave for home
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence