vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
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
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
principle; theory; fundamental truth
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
time; hour; period; class
reverse movement; retrogression; going backwards; retrogradation; retrogression
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
in that way; thus; so; so?
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to be entwined; to be involved
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such