concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
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.)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
obsolescence; becoming obsolete (of a product, etc.)
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
computerization; computerisation
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
plural; multiple; several
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
-less; lacking; non-existing
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
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with