war; fighting; fierce competition
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
in that way; thus; so; so?
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
participation; joining; entry; adherence
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to do together; to share; to participate in
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
aggression; invasion; raid
dominion; territory; possession
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game