standing close together; bristling (with)
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 protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to attack; to assault; to assail
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
literally; to the letter; literal
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
at that time; in those days
people; men and women; each person; everybody
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
cooperation; collaboration
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
subhuman; demi-human; Argentinian (person); (arch.) American (person)
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
people; citizens; subjects; folk