blood and iron; military might
property; fortune; assets
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
independence; self-reliance
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
dukedom; duchy; principality
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
arbitrator; mediator; go-between
to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
future prospects; promise
armaments; military preparations
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
to cut corners; to be shoddy
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
annexation; merger; swallowing up
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)