戦せん国ごく時じ代だい

noun

Sengoku period; Warring States period (Japan, c. 1467–1568)

Refers specifically to the Japanese period of civil wars from the late 15th to late 16th century.

• 戦せん国ごく時じ代だいには多おおくの武ぶ将しょうが天てん下か統とう一いつを目め指ざした。

  During the Sengoku period, many warlords aimed to unify the country.

noun

Warring States period (China, 403–221 BCE)

Refers to the Chinese Warring States period; less common in everyday Japanese than the domestic sense.

• 中ちゅう国ごくの戦せん国ごく時じ代だいは秦しんによる統とう一いつで終おわった。

  The Chinese Warring States period ended with unification by Qin.

noun

era of fierce competition; cutthroat times

Figurative use likening a competitive situation to the historical Warring States period.

• スマホ業ぎょう界かいはまさに戦せん国ごく時じ代だいだ。

  The smartphone industry is truly in an era of fierce competition.