year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
imperial throne; the Crown
delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
support; backing; aid; assistance
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
war; fighting; fierce competition
global scale; worldwide scale
spread; span; expanse; extent
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to mix; to stir; to blend
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
allied nations; the Allies (World War I, World War II); Allied powers
final; eventual; ultimate
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
double-dealing; duplicity; equivocation; (lit.) double-tongued
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
trickster (in mythology); trickster; swindler; trickster; magician
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
operation; functioning; running
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
penalty; sentence; punishment
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death