to govern; to manage; to subdue
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
one's share; one's portion
mobilization; mobilisation
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
all one's wisdom; (lit.) bag (full) of wisdom; the brains (of a group); the smart one; fount of wisdom
to make one's own; to take possession of
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
under control (e.g. of territory)
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
(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
Yayoi period (c. 300 BCE-300 CE)
progress; advance; improvement; development
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
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
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
carnivore; carnivorous animal
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)