thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
mid-air breakage or disintegration
declaration of war; proclamation of war
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
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
to blow a conch; to blow a trumpet shell; to blow the war horn
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
depreciation; decline; fall; slump
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
increase in digit (e.g. if we add 2 to the number 9)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
the same ratio or percentage
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
now that; since; so long as; because
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
successively; one after another
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
critical moment; do-or-die situation
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
interview (e.g. for a job)
just a minute; small quantity
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
January; first month of the lunar calendar
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
Aquarius (constellation); the Water Carrier; the Water Bearer
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that