outbreak of war; starting a war
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
occurrence; happening; incident; event
wordplay; play on words; pun; rhyming game
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
like that; that way; thus
in its entirety; whole; wholly
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
forcibly; by force; against one's will
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to make a move; to move a piece (e.g. in shogi)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
point spread; point difference
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
combined liquor store and bar; combined off-license and pub (licence); drinking alcohol while standing in the shop
fork (e.g. in chess or shogi); situation in which two (or more) pieces are attacked at the same time
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
possession (by a spirit, demon, etc.); dependence (on)
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
must not (do); should not; do not; cannot
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; sabaki; properly treating one's weak stones under attack
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
rite of scattering flowers; glorious death (in battle); heroic death