wealth; riches; affluence; opulence
(social) class; rank; grade
dominion; territory; possession
clerical script (ancient, highly angular style of kanji)
war; fighting; fierce competition
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
center; centre; metropolis
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
though; notwithstanding; although
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
at that time; in those days
the five continents; Asia, Africa, Europe, America and Australia; Asia, Africa, Europe, North America and South America
level; standard; water level
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
every place; various places
innumerable; countless; numberless
each; (arch.) you (plural)
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
appropriation; misappropriation; making one's own
disorder; chaos; confusion
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this