participation; joining; entry; adherence
radical party; extremists
war; fighting; fierce competition
military exploits; military feats; military achievements; distinguished military service
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
desire to succeed in life; ambition to make one's mark in the world
honor; honour; credit; prestige
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to be smeared; to be covered
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
study; diligence; discount; reduction
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
when it becomes; when it comes to
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself