wonderful; splendid; magnificent
three large cities (esp. Edo, Kyoto, and Osaka during the Edo period)
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
the same rank; equality; apposition
friction; discord; strife
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
again (and again); once again; yet again
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
rivalry in love; rivalry for the heart of a woman; quarrel over something trivial; storm in a teacup; quarrel between two samurai due to an (accidental) clash of sheaths while crossing paths
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
eastern army (e.g. in a civil war); Eastern Army (Battle of Sekigahara)
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
estrangement; alienation; disaffection
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
preparation; provision; guarding
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine