to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
overall victory; championship
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
second year (college) student; sophomore
trivial; not amounting to much
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
first game; first round (of tennis, etc.)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
sphere (e.g. of knowledge, influence)
meaning; significance; sense
number one; first; best; most; game; round
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman