snake; serpent; large snake
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.)
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
commanding; awe-inspiring; bitter (cold); piercing
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
order; command; life; destiny; fate
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
rice cake shop keeper; rice cake store (shop)
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
declaration; proclamation; announcement
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
decision; determination; resolution
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
peerage (in Japan; 1868-1946); nobility; aristocracy
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
many; much; plenty; hardly
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
period; full stop; piri; Korean double reed instrument
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
bravery; courage; heroism
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
discrepancy; discord; disagreement; mismatch; dissonance
supremacy; predominance; being superior to