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.)
scariest; most frightening
paraselene; moon dog; moondog (bright spot on either side of the Moon caused by refraction of moonlight through ice crystals in the atmosphere)
at the height of one's power or influence; at the peak of one's popularity
young person; youth; young
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
but; however; even though; even if
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
suffix for familiar person
how; in what way; how about
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet