it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
absence; disregard; indifference
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
rivalry of local warlords; a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
turmoil; chaos; confusion
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
nothing but; except; no more than
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
short distance; short range; short-haul
chief; main; principal; important
main theater of war; principal battlefield; main market; principal area of competition
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to drink a bitter cup; to have a bitter experience; to suffer a defeat
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
oxidized silver; oxidised silver; something restrained but impressive (e.g. performance); something quiet but superb; something masterfully controlled
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
wherein; therein; thereinto
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat