war;  fighting;  fierce competition
 to protect;  to guard;  to defend;  to keep (i.e. a promise);  to abide (by the rules);  to observe
 rumour;  rumor;  report;  hearsay;  gossip;  common talk
 to become known;  to come to light;  to be known;  to be understood;  to clearly not amount to much;  to be insignificant
 to tie;  to fasten;  to wear (necktie, belt);  to put on;  to total;  to sum;  to be strict with
 man;  male;  masculine gender
 the other day;  lately;  recently;  meanwhile;  in the meantime
 still;  as yet;  (not) yet;  more;  (more) still;  at least
 to be;  to exist;  to have;  to be located;  to be equipped with;  to happen
 yes?;  no?;  isn't it?;  is it?
 haste;  hurry;  expedition;  speed;  dispatch
 as soon as possible;  ASAP
 all-terrain vehicle;  quad bike;  dune buggy;  beach buggy;  buggy;  stroller
 chairman;  leader of a troupe;  proprietor of a theatrical company
 dispatch;  despatch;  deployment;  temporary employee (esp. from an agency);  temporary worker;  agency temp
 request;  commission;  entrusting (with a matter);  dependence;  reliance
 lightning;  flash of lightning;  lightning bolt
 legend;  tradition;  biography;  life;  method;  way
 insect;  bug;  worm;  roundworm;  one's emotions;  one's feelings;  nervousness
 to fall ill;  to suffer from (e.g. a disease);  to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
 is that so? (generally rhetorical)
 to stream;  to flow (liquid, time, etc.);  to be washed away;  to be carried;  to drift;  to float (e.g. clouds);  to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
 if;  in case;  as for;  on the topic of;  if that's the case;  if so
 market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.);  marketplace;  exchange;  (street) market
 being the sole winner;  winner-take-all
 having a meal (before doing something);  fortifying oneself with a meal
 to finish;  to end;  to merely result in something less severe than expected;  to feel at ease;  to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone;  to be sorry
 drumming (noise);  beating;  rapidly;  quickly;  continuously;  one after the other
 battlefield;  battleground
 to act violently;  to rage;  to struggle;  to be riotous
 pillage;  plunder;  looting;  robbery
 king;  ruler;  tycoon;  magnate;  king (of the senior player)
 under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of);  during (war, occupation, etc.)
(arch.)  the art of war; (arch.)  martial arts;  military force;  the sword;  valor;  bravery
 both (hands, parents, sides, etc.);  counter for carriages (e.g. in a train);  counter for vehicles;  ryō;  tael;  ryō;  pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
 antics;  buffoonery;  clowning;  clown;  jester
 Mr.;  Mrs.;  makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions);  state;  situation
 below;  down;  bottom;  beneath;  underneath;  just after;  right after
 legal;  lawful;  legitimate