to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
to win fame; to become widely known; to make a name for oneself
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
at that time; in those days
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
important post; important office; key position
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
enmity; antagonism; hostility; feuding (with); being at odds (with)
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
two incompatible things (or people); (going together like) oil and water
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
bloody; gory; covered in blood; desperate; frantic
to snap; to break (under pressure)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
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
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
steel; sword steel; sword
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
to carry over (an issue, decision, work, etc.); to carry forward; to put off; to postpone; to defer
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
offensive (movement); aggression
three-digit number; hundreds column
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal