Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
gold nugget; gold bullion; gold bar; gold ingot
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
to return a punch; to strike back; to hit (the ball) straight back; to plow up; to plough up; to renovate (cotton fabric)
gender equality; equal rights for both sexes; equality of the sexes
to avenge oneself; to settle a score; to take revenge
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
fatty cut (esp. of tuna belly)
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
bank; banking institution
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; trivial (e.g. scheme); transparent; trifling (e.g. matter)
trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope
artificial fingernail; fake fingernail
on the other hand; at the same time
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
virgin (usu. female); maiden; virgin (e.g. forest); unspoiled by human activity; debut; maiden (e.g. voyage)
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
swordstick; sword cane; loaded cane
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
make-up; makeup; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori
school route; street used by students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
overprescription; overmedication; drug dependence
addict; junkie; substance abuser