sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
becoming red-hot; red heat; scorching heat; burning (love); passionate (e.g. debate); ardent
people; men and women; each person; everybody
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
(national) capital (city); metropolis
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
northern part; the north (of a region)
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
no way to do; nothing can be done
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
how; in what way; how about