no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
extremism; radical belief
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
dawning (of a new era); dawn
arranging in a line; standing in a row; parallel (electronics, computing, etc.)
to join forces; to cooperate
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
historic; historical; traditional
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
ignorance; (lack of) enlightenment or civilization (civilisation); unenlightened; uncivilized; uncivilised
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
hypothetical or imaginary enemy
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
100,000; hundred thousand
(one's) peers; people around one
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally; reflexive (in grammar)
revival; restoration; resuscitation
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)