end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
absorption; suction; attraction
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
again; once more; a second time
the big two ...; two major ...; two main ...
leader; magnate; bigwig; extremely large head
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
groan; moan; growl; snarl; hum (e.g. of a motor); buzz
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
all-out attack; general offensive
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
literally; to the letter; literal
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to put in all one's effort
already; now; no longer; not any more
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
whole nation; whole land; whole country
intensification; aggravation
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after