fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
to be too numerous; to be too much
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to prove; to verify; to guarantee; to promise
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
national polity; National Athletic Meet
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
to have a talk; to tell a story
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
second (unit of time); arc second
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
one's own child; one's own children
long life; longevity; long-lived; long-running (e.g. TV program)
fecundity; having many children; abundant production
may ... be with you; may there be ...
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to get going; to start off
reception (e.g. wedding); banquet; celebration; party
broad veranda; spacious veranda; eaves
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with