firm; unshakeable; resolute
relation of cause and effect; causal relationship; causal link; causality
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
special attack unit; kamikaze unit; suicide squad
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
time axis; time basis; timeline
headache inducing; vexing
conversely; on the contrary
one day; (on) a certain day
to stop communicating; to never be heard from again; to disappear; to go missing
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
savage (barbaric) land; backward region; undeveloped area
whole roast (e.g. pig, turkey, etc.)
artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance
religious organization; religious organisation
all over; filled in; complete; total; clichéd; hackneyed; plaintext
outspoken; forthright; frank; direct
unconfirmed; indeterminate; undetermined; uncertain; undecided; unsettled
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
to be softened; to calm down
not becoming a problem; out of the question; not worth considering; insignificant; negligible
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
Skanda (swift-footed guardian deity); great runner
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
practicality; utility; usefulness
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
to be greatly perplexed; to be at a loss; to be sorely troubled; to be greatly embarrassed
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
burdening; bearing; load (electrical, mechanical, etc.); stress; stress testing (of physical function or performance); provocative testing
motorcycle; motorbike; bike; bicycle