to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
war; fighting; fierce competition
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
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
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
because of; owing to; due to
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
by myself; in person; by oneself
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
honorific/polite/humble prefix
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
small fraction; small proportion
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
to be able to manage somehow or another
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to be entwined; to be involved
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
one by one; one each; one at a time
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but