north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
to come to an end; to lower the curtain
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
allied nations; the Allies (World War I, World War II); Allied powers
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to mark the end; to spell the end
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
each nation; many nations; many countries
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
originally; by nature; from the start
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
great swordsman; master fencer
imperial court; royal court
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop