soldier; combatant; warrior
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
gods and men; godlike person; person as powerful as a god; (arch.) low-ranking Shinto priest
material; substance; matter
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
half and half; fifty-fifty
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
real thing; original; actual
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
commission; entrusting with (work); part-time employee; temporary work
bridge (of a koto, etc.); cylinder; prism
political situation; political affairs
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
sphere; circle; range; category
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
decline; fall; decay; withering