John Doe; person of unknown name; (arch.) country bumpkin
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
will not do; do not; does not
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
one's daily life; condition; well-being; standing and sitting; movements
student hostel; dormitory (e.g. for factory workers)
student (esp. a university student)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
make a choice among many; select the good (desirable, necessary, relevant) and discard the rest; decision to adopt or reject
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid