when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
daimyo in the Warring States period
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
maintenance; preservation; improvement
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
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
society; the world; the times
Yayoi period (c. 300 BCE-300 CE)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
progress; advance; improvement; development
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
(divine) providence; dispensation
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
carnivore; carnivorous animal
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event