to come off; to slip down; to slip off
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
uniform; even; across-the-board; equal
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
centralized authoritarian rule; centralised authoritarian rule
society; the world; the times
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
keeping in check; holding back; deterrence; restraint; suppression
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
Seto Inland Sea; Inland Sea
moving from one battlefield to another; fighting on successive fronts; fighting in various battles
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
main cause; primary factor
revision; amendment; alteration
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
had better ...; had better not ...
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
under the staircase; understairs
earning the first (runs); preoccupation
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)