to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to compete with; to vie for
(depending on) how; (depending on) what; nature (of); what is ...?; how is ...?; what will be ...?
boiling in an iron pot; boiling to death (punishment during the Warring States period)
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
sharply; harshly; stingingly
to do (something) before (something or someone else); to be ahead of (others, the times, etc.)
members; member; constituent
to impersonate someone; to go under a false name; to make fraudulent use of someone's name
punishment; judgement; judgment; decapitation
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
one more time; once more; once again
Christmas Eve; holy night
world conquest; world domination; taking over the world
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
creation; Creation (by God)
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
root; source; origin; cause
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
(not) even once; (not) ever
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to be boiled; to be cooked
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
choices; alternatives; options
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone