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)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
evil destiny or connection; unfortunate love
grey moustache; white beard
all-terrain vehicle; quad bike; dune buggy; beach buggy; buggy; stroller
wheat straw; barley straw
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
thick makeup; heavy makeup
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
expected value; expectation value; expectation
beauty treatment; cosmetology; beauty salon; beauty-treatment clinic
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
ahead; further on; beyond (this place); before this; prior to this; earlier
Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; kenpō (martial arts); kempo
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
to sustain a serious wound
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to rebuild; to reconstruct
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
sandstorm; noise (video); snow
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army
inner citadel; core; center; centre