war; fighting; fierce competition
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
(enter into, be in) a state of war
dukedom; duchy; principality
support; backing; aid; assistance
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to play a leading role; to play a central part
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
every place; various places
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
while; during; while; although; all; both
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to repeat; to do something over again
dominion; territory; possession
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
small quantity; little; little while; short distance