concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
cut; reduction; curtailment
vector; direction (e.g. of one's activities or interests); focus
circuit; cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle); cycle; loop
transformer; converter (socket plug adapter)
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
an ideal topography for the four Taoist gods, with a river in the east, a broad avenue in the west, a basin in the south, and a hill in the north
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
order; sequence; procedure
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
the heavens; the skies; heaven; deva realm; ascending to heaven; death
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
historical; traditional; historic
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
election; selection; choice
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
part; portion; glimpse; bit
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
great disturbance; great tumult; turmoil; wild uproar; pandemonium
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
serious condition; critical condition
leaf surface; foliar surface; phylloplane