contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
brave general; brave warrior; courageous general
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
knowing; (an) acquaintance
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
slow; tedious; sluggish; irritating
point of compromise; common ground
war; fighting; fierce competition
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
first match (in a series)
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
death in battle; death on the battlefield
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
noble's consort; consort of a prince; consort of a duke; duchess; princess
crown prince; Prince Shōtoku
recommendation; referral; endorsement
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
modesty; humility; being humble
neighboring countries; surrounding countries