Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
military administration; military government; military junta; government affairs relating to the military
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
celebration; auspicious occasion
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to serve a master; to serve one's employer faithfully
older brother and younger sister
free time; time at leisure
to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
to be sooty; to be stained
flustered; confused; panicked
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
that's a different matter; that's a different story
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
training wheels; stabilizers
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
perception; sensation; awareness
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
posterity; future life; life to come
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
all living things; all God's creatures, great and small