old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
emotional strength; force of will
to need; to call for; to require
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
I see; that's right; indeed
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
sharp sighted; easily awakened
everything; anything; nothing
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
fate; destiny; predestination
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
reason; cause; circumstances
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron