about when; about what time; how soon
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
friction; discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
chalice (for Holy Communion); Holy Chalice; Holy Grail
skilled manager; resourceful general
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
secret; private; surreptitious
long-awaited; much-awaited
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
peace talks; peace negotiations
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
both armies; both teams; both sides
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
100,000; hundred thousand
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
to come to an end; to close the curtain
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
appearance; figure; shape; form
immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official
alternation of generations
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)