to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
that's true; of course; obviously
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
street; quarter; district; area
to disperse; to take a castle
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
dull-witted; stupid; foolish
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
looking on (somebody) as hostile
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
unforgivable; inexcusable; unpardonable
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
mid-range; mid-scale; mid-size
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
to look around; to survey
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
company president; manager; director
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
interior; inside; internal
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
pull together!; give it your best shot!; let's do this!
cooperation; collaboration
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
request; favour (to ask); wish; please