military operation; military tactics; military strategy
older sister; elder sister
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
secret technique; secret art
power map; power structure; power relationships
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to attack and overthrow; to utterly destroy
rivalry of local warlords; a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
leader; central personage
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
rebirth; new birth; nascent
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
history; pedigree; lineage
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
turbulent (troubled) times; turbulent war period
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
sightseeing; scout; patrol; watchtower; lookout
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
shrill; piercing (scream, etc.)
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
vast; limitless; boundless
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
talking in delirium; incoherent muttering
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to breathe out; to exhale