like; similar to; as with; in the same way
split; division; break up
countries; (various) nations
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
more than anything; above all else
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
beginning of hostilities; beginning of competition; first match (in a series)
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
vice; immorality; corruption
chasing after women; womanizing
such ... as; or some such
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission