fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
vehicle; conveyance; transport; ride (playground, fair, carnival); playground facility
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
supply route; supply road; communications (military)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
way (of doing); manner; method; means
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
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
form; method; system; formula
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
different thing; another question; different case
to be worn down; to be reduced
one after another; in succession
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
another thing; other things; another man's property
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson