four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
well-known; noted; celebrated
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
good feeling; feeling good
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
profiting while others fight
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
strong nation; powerful country
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
to toady; to be obsequious
the last moment; the very end
to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
two times; twice; two degrees
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
rivalry of local warlords; a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field
battle royal (pro wrestling); battle royale (game genre)
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is; there's a flip side to every coin
difficult problem; challenge
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
festival; feast; carnival
to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
timeless masterpiece; immortal work
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory