unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
dictatorship; despotism; autocracy; running (a company, etc.) despotically
going through; going via; going by way of
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
nothing but; none other than
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
deficiency disease (e.g. protein, vitamin, etc.)
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
unreasonable idea; illogical plan; illogical move (in shogi or go)
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
counter for colours; color; colour; (outward) appearance; look; (facial) expression; face
dignified; majestic; stately; lordly; commanding
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
person of common sense; common sense man
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
darkish; dusky; dark; murky