to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
lifetime; one's whole life; all through life
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
precondition; prerequisite
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
although; though; despite the fact that ...
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
after the end (of something); post-
to make worse (e.g. disease); to aggravate; to complicate
from here; from this place
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
fixed content; settled matter; done deal
firm; unshakeable; resolute
consequence; causal relationship; nexus
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
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
special attack unit; kamikaze unit; suicide squad
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
time axis; time basis; timeline
headache inducing; vexing
conversely; on the contrary
one day; (on) a certain day
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
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
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext