(divine) providence; dispensation
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
environment; circumstance
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
Old World (i.e. Asia, Africa, Europe)
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
direct connection; direct link
multistoried; multilayered
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
perception; sensing; noticing
classification; assortment
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
art of war; strategy; tactics
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)