victory or defeat; match; contest; game
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to insist on one's own ideas; to have one's own way
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
master; teacher; stable master
any more; any further; any better; any longer
lese majesty; lèse-majesté
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
eccentric; crank; oddball
genius; prodigy; natural gift
maker; builder; creator; tenant farmer
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
that; the matter in question
training; drill; practice; discipline
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
commander; commanding officer; CO
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to surround; to crowd around
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
neighboring countries; neighbouring countries; surrounding countries
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
powerful army; strengthening of the military
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick