to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to burn hotly; to burn redly; to lose one's temper; to get mad; to be upset
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
war; battle; match; game; competition
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
contradiction; inconsistency
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
a long time ago; in those days
military scholar; military writer
war; fighting; fierce competition
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
international politics; world politics
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
armed might; military power; the sword; force
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
female high-school student
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force