orphan; child left by the deceased; abandoned child
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
arrest; apprehension; capture
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
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
reigning; controlling; dictating
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
influence; clout; leverage
still; even now; to this day
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to exceed (by a lot); to (far) surpass; to end; to cease; to stop
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
large passenger aircraft; jumbo jet
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
each place; various places
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
originally; by nature; from the start