beginning of the world; creation
record of war; war chronicle; commentaries of war; military history
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
whole summer; summer long
day in and day out; all the time
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
hot-spring cure; taking the baths
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
baptism-like ceremony performed by the buddhas on a bodhisattva who attains buddhahood; baptism-like ceremony for conferring onto someone precepts, a mystic teaching, etc. (in esoteric Buddhism); pouring water onto a gravestone; teaching esoteric techniques, compositions, etc. (in Japanese poetry or music)
government office; government agency; authorities
government ordinance; cabinet order
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
baton (of command); order; command; direction
bowing twice; worshipping again; Yours sincerely; Yours truly; Sincerely yours
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
Manjushri; Manjusri; Bodhisattva that represents transcendent wisdom
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
party; set; gang; company; person
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
one mountain; pile (of something); heap; hump; worst part; large profit
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
complete victory; total victory
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
resignation; stepping down; retirement; retreat; decamping; withdrawal
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
to scatter; to disperse; to spend on; to squander (e.g. one's fortune); to chase away (e.g. one's worries); to kill (pain)