tradition; legend; folklore
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
defense capability; defence capability
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
military force; military strength
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
event; phenomenon; matter
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
10,000,000; ten million; extremely large number; myriad
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
and so; therefore; for that reason
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to see through; to see the true nature of something
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
custom; habit; customary practice
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)