collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
rivalry of local warlords; a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
observation; survey; watching
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
classification; categorization; sorting
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)
wherein; therein; thereinto
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to play a central role; to take a leading part
bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
though; notwithstanding; although
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
to gather; to collect; to assemble
disorder; chaos; confusion
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to concern; to be related
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
arrangement; pact; agreement
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout