serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
gods and men; godlike person; person as powerful as a god; (arch.) low-ranking Shinto priest
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
although I say; although one might say; although called
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
early (days); initial stage; initial
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
body; group; party; company; troupe
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
strength; power; proficiency; ability
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to knock down; to utterly defeat
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best