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
practice; practising; experience
as far as the eye can see
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
wherein; therein; thereinto
sound of a gun; roar of cannon
in succession; one by one
pomegranate (Punica granatum)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
sanity; consciousness; soberness
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
deep emotion; strong feelings
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to shake one's head (in denial)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
if so; in that case; in that situation
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)