in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
long time; long interval; for quite some time
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
behind; in the rear; in back
reigning; controlling; dictating
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
a long time (since the last time)
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
invisibly; secretly; privately
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
in succession; one after another
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
complementation; supplementation; completion
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
false; punish; crime; law; ruler
type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful