sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
power; might; authority; influence
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
true character; real nature
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)
devil; evil spirit; genie
if it is (the case that ...)
mountain's surface; bare surface of a mountain
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
leak; leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
seedbed; nursery; seed-plot
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation