belief; faith; conviction
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
bet; wager; stake; gamble
by today; before the day is over
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
nothing but; none other than
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to fall into ruin; to become dilapidated; to become run-down; to become desolate; to be badly neglected
strong nation; powerful country
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
to take away; to carry away
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
very great; enormous; serious
blow; shock; strike; batting
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
environment; surroundings; circumstances