to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
end; close; finish; termination
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
grandfather; male senior-citizen
bright red; crimson lotus flower
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
regarding highly; attaching importance to
control tower; conning tower; leader; commander; playmaker; game maker
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
reporting, contacting, and consultation
since one was born; (in) all one's life
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
in good health; alive and well; going strong
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled
aggressiveness; aggression
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to cause a person trouble
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
remembrance; recollection; recognition
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than