unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
military affairs; military service
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
something; some kind of; for some reason
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
black sheep (of a family); ostracism
self-consciousness; self-awareness
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
going through; going via; going by way of
invitation; introduction; temptation
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
literary and military arts; the pen and the sword
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
setting a bad example to others
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
general; popular; common; typical