sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
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.)
informal summer clothes for men (short jacket and trousers)
in operation (of a machine, especially security cameras); in use; in action
grey moustache; white beard
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
perfect; complete; flawless
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
burlesque; low comedy; farce
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
concentrated fire; intense criticism
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
firm promise; definite promise
Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; obstacle to enlightenment; penis
lieutenant general; vice-admiral
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
hidden treasure; treasured article
to be dispersed; to get separated
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin