permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
check; checkmate; stave off; control; restraint; inhibit
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
Seto Inland Sea; Inland Sea
fighting in numerous battles
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
main cause; primary factor
revision; amendment; alteration
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
had better ...; had better not ...
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
under the staircase; understairs
earning the first (runs); preoccupation
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
(enter into, be in) a state of war
how; in what way; by what means
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to grow hoarse; to become husky
work clothes; workwear; boilersuit; overalls
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge