to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
parts; accessories; components
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
almost; roughly; approximately
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
various countries; various regions; various provinces
picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
suppression; repression; subjugation
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
expansion of one's sphere of influence; increase in one's power (strength, influence)
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to blaze; to burn brightly
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
last days; the end; one's fate
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
at that time; in those days
main force; chief object; mainline
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
ability; performance; efficiency
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
in the end; on top of that
tyranny; abuse of power; violence (e.g. of a storm)
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
massive failure; debacle; fiasco