Seven Warring States (Chinese history); Seven Kingdoms
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
Qin Shi Huang (259 BCE-210 BCE), first emperor of unified China; Shihuangdi
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
behind; in the rear; in back
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
scale; scope; plan; structure
both armies; both teams; both sides
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
to compete for the first place; to be one of the best
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
company; group; class; troop; rank; file
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
systematic implementation; institutionalization (e.g. way, method)
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
base unit (metre, etc.); standard unit
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
(in the) same boat; (sharing a) common destiny
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh