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
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
succession to another's professional name
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
Aldebaran (star in the constellation Taurus); Alpha Tauri
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
influential person; man of importance
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
fighter (for); militant; champion (of); boxer
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; (lit.) to strangle with floss silk
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
many; a lot; much; multitude
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
suppression; repression; subjugation
record of war; war chronicle; commentaries of war; military history
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image