Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
V-shape (battle formation); crane wings
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; agglutination
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
moment by moment; hour by hour
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
to be started; to begin (of a battle, contest, campaign, etc.)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to start to drink; to try to drink; to partially drink
muahaha (laughter); mwahahaha; bahaha; bwahaha
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
order's up; one order ready; coming up; problem solved; one down; all done
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
cooperation; collaboration; association; community; communal use; common possession
vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)
estrangement; alienation; disaffection; (customer) churn; attrition
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
United States and Russia; US-Russian; Russian-American; Russo-American
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
to be careless; to be inattentive; long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled); (arch.) flaring up (fire); (arch.) rising (e.g. steam)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
control; management (e.g. of a business)
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to be manageable; to be able to handle
shooting from a standing position
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
cool; stylish; awesome; sick; sweet; dope
easy to get into (e.g. of music, etc.); easily getting into (a certain mood, etc.)