gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
occurrence; happening; incident; event
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
vein (of ore); reef; streak; lode
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
farming; agriculture; cultivation
soil; breeding ground (for); fertile ground (for)
regarding highly; attaching importance to
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
agricultural land; farmland
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
fleeing in all directions; (in Japanese history, a reference to) farmers who abandoned their fields and fled to the cities or other districts to evade onerous taxes
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
one cause; one reason; one factor
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
intercept; interception; counter-attack
whole nation; whole land; whole country
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
to cut one's own throat; to dig one's own grave; to cause oneself harm; to bring ruin on oneself
countries; (various) nations
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
beginning; start; first moxa treatment
country; territory; domain; realm
bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess
successive generations; successive emperors
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)