army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
test of one's strength; test of one's ability
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
freely; impudently; brazenly; shamelessly; however one wishes
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
rather; better; instead; if anything
picking; collecting; harvesting
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
war; fighting; fierce competition
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
war; battle; match; game; competition
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
now that; since; so long as; because
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly