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
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
to live through; to survive
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
is something that; is that which
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
novel; original; new; innovative
production (e.g. play); direction
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
reconstruction; reorganization; reorganisation; reconstitution; reconfiguration
to assemble; to set up; to construct
to refer to; to use as reference
computer game for men featuring beautiful women characters (usu. adult game)
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically