when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
how long; how much; to what extent
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
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
the West; the Occident; Western countries
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
troops; group members; team members
important matter; necessary thing; requirement
armor and helmet (armour)
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
those (near the second person)
each time it happens; at all such times
attaching and detaching; putting on and removing
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
product; produce; result; fruit
accumulation; accumulate; store
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
question; inquiry; enquiry
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
choices; alternatives; options