powerful local clan; local strongman
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to be overcome with emotion
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
one day; (on) a certain day
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
insecticide; insect repellent
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
Awa (former province located in present-day Tokushima Prefecture)
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne