to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
means; way; method; measure
nothing but; except; no more than
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
that's a different matter; that's a different story
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
brilliant; bright; dazzling
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
by means of; due to; because of; according to
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
excessive flattery; adulation
party; set; gang; company; person
honest person; person of integrity; straight shooter
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
Ōnin era (1467.3.5-1469.4.28)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
troubled times; turbulent times
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion