Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
river management; river improvement; flood control
(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
season; the times; opportunity; occasion
draft (for a speech, bill, etc.)
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to repeat; to be frequent
to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
fuse; pilot light; cause (of a war, argument, revolt, etc.); origin; trigger
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
war; battle; match; game; competition
Ardisia crenata; coralberry
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being
pennant; gold-brocade flag
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
to be able to manage somehow or another
striking just before one's opponent makes a move
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
progress; advance; improvement; development
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
spinning machine; spinner; jenny
casting; founding; minting
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
undivided attention; concentration
development; exploitation