chief vassal; senior statesman
that day; the very same day
bloody; gory; covered in blood; desperate; frantic
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
maintenance; preservation; improvement
having no hesitation in stating; having no hesitation in declaring
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
audience with someone of high rank (e.g. the emperor)
generation; lifetime; age
one-year-old; one year old
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
border (between countries); national border
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
wherein; therein; thereinto
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
body build; physique; frame
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
war; fighting; fierce competition
to save; to leave over; to spare
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
big man; large man; tall man; giant