extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
secret; private; surreptitious
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
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
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
hundred days; lengthy time
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to be opposite; to face each other
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
after that (a substantive change occurred)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
person who has rendered distinguished service
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
military science; strategy; tactics
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
one or two; a few; small number
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
invincible; ever-victorious; unconquerable; unbeaten
recall (esp. of an envoy or an ambassador); calling someone back; summons (home)