country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to need; to call for; to require
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
master; teacher; stable master
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
it is I who should say so
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
(person who has the) hands of God; master; virtuoso
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
so; like this; in this way
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner