world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
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
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
estimate (of costs); budget
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
to unfold; to unroll; to open
calming down; quieting down
together; at the same time; same; identical
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
on countless occasions; many a time
demolition; pulling down; destruction; dismantling
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
firmly rooted; deep-seated
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
most part; greater part; majority
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to lie deep in; to extend far back
place; situation; position; location
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous