formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
while; during; while; although; all; both
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
Ōnin era (1467.3.5-1469.4.28)
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to arrive; to come to pass
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
brother-in-law; stepbrother; sworn brother
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to be needed; to be wanted
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to govern; to manage; to subdue
succession struggle; succession race
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
putting an entire family to death
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning