war; fighting; fierce competition
long time; long interval; for quite some time
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
war situation; progress of a battle
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
reign; being on the throne
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
how many years; how long; what year
First World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI; WW1
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
in one's own way or style
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
to become better; to improve
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to lose sight of; to miss
to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation