cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
to die; to lay down life's burden
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
at first; in the beginning; originally
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
survival; survivor; relic
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
decoration; ornament; trimmings
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
next; secondly; subsequently
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
armed might; military power; the sword; force
monolith; large slab of rock
to mow; to reap; to harvest
in unison; as one; united
domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...