1. turbulent (troubled) times; turbulent war period
1. turbulent (troubled) times; turbulent war period
1. country in civil war; country disarrayed by war
2. Warring States period (Japan, China)
3. competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)
1. It's not the Warring States period.; It's not a time of civil war.
1. If/when the Warring States period…; If the Warring States period were…
1. It is not the Warring States period.; It is not a time of civil war.
1. If the Warring States period…; When the Warring States period…
1. If the Sengoku period were…; When the Sengoku period was…
1. Wasn't the Warring States period.; Wasn't a chaotic age of warring states.
1. Not a warring states period.; It's not a time of civil war.
1. It is not the Warring States period.; It is not a time of civil war.