exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan or project
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
every place; various places
rivalry of local warlords; a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field
American Civil War (1861-1865)
Northern and Southern Courts (of Japan; 1336-1392); Northern and Southern Dynasties; Northern and Southern Dynasties (of China; 420-589)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
war renunciation; anti-war; bout cancelled due to absence of one of the wrestlers
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
refreshing; neat; tidy; trim
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
mockery; derision; ridicule
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
head; brains; intellect; understanding
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
nothing but; none other than
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
last ray of hope; only hope
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
weak point; vulnerable point; Achilles' heel
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special