to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
had better ...; had better not ...
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
ancient civilization; ancient civilisation
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
bamboo bundle; bamboo shield used for defending against projectiles in battle
something like ...; something called ...
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
government service; the bureaucracy
knowing; (an) acquaintance
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
god of death; death deity; Death
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
such; this sort of; like this
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand