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)
Lloyd's Register; Royce' (Hokkaidō confectionary maker)
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
grey moustache; white beard
one-armed shoulder throw (judo or sumo)
pert; tomboyish; impudent; (arch.) gallant; (arch.) chivalrous
wheat straw; barley straw
electric vehicle; EV; elevator; enterprise value; EV; embedded value
base of the tongue; root of the tongue
to wait for one's punishment; to wait before one gets what's coming to one; (lit.) to wash one's neck and wait (i.e. for one's beheading)
empty gun; gun loaded with blanks; firing a blank
jujitsu (classical Japanese martial art, usually referring to fighting without a weapon); jiujitsu; jujutsu
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
Hades (Greek god); Pluto (Roman god)
power map; power structure; power relationships
look of death; shadow of death
mourning (dead persons); memorial
untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
new era; new period; new age; new epoch
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
concentrated fire; intense criticism