country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
stretcher; litter (medical); gurney
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
dizzyingly; to feel dizzy
reaching; attaining; arrival
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
standing; reserve; always having ready
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
in respect of; in regards to; as for
to be sacked; to be dismissed
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
subleader; assistant leader
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)