uh-huh;  mm-hmm;  with a moan;  with a groan
 very;  extremely;  extreme;  excessive;  splendid;  impressive
 that is to say;  so that means
 sure;  certain;  reliable;  trustworthy;  If I'm not mistaken;  If I remember correctly
 Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE);  Sengoku period;  Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE);  era of vicious competition
 recognition;  awareness;  perception;  understanding;  knowledge;  cognition
 (sect) founder;  apostle;  originator;  inventor
 deep (of emotions, connections, etc.)
 fate;  destiny;  connection;  tie;  pretext;  justification
 to entrust;  to send (a message, etc.)
 solitude;  loneliness;  isolation
 aloof;  proudly independent;  standing apart;  solitary
 medium;  average;  moderation;  middle school;  China;  volume two (of three);  during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
 it is ... that ...;  precisely;  although;  while;  it is precisely because ... that ...;  only because ...
 domination;  rule;  direction;  management;  control (e.g. over one's emotions);  determining (e.g. one's fate)
 to be called ...;  to be referred to as ...
 where;  what place;  how much (long, far);  what extent
 country;  state;  region;  national government;  central government;  home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.)  province (of Japan)
 my;  one's own;  I ...;  one ...
 to hit;  to strike;  to strike (noon, etc.);  to sound (cymbals, etc.);  to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.);  to move;  to impress
 constancy;  integrity;  fidelity;  principle;  faithfulness;  honor
 to scatter;  to disseminate (e.g. a rumor);  to spread (e.g. germs);  to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets);  to hand out freely;  to spend recklessly
 book;  volume;  this;  present;  main;  head
 many;  numerous;  large amount of;  large quantity of;  frequent;  common
 few;  a little;  scarce;  insufficient;  seldom
 extent;  degree;  limit;  bounds;  (span of) time;  (a) distance;  the state of
 superiority;  superior power;  predominance;  preponderance
 to advance;  to move forward;  to carry forward (plans, work, etc.);  to proceed with;  to raise;  to elevate
 reverse;  opposite;  converse (of a hypothesis, etc.);  inverse (function)
 predominance;  superiority;  ascendancy;  advantage;  supremacy
 to collect;  to assemble;  to gather
 to be able (in a position) to do;  to be up to the task;  to be ready;  to be completed;  to be made;  to be built;  to be good at
 should;  must;  -able;  probably;  likely
 such;  like that;  that sort of;  very