thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to lose one's senses; to go mad; to go off the rails; to fool around; to mess around; to lark about
true character; real nature
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; swallowing (a story); believing unquestioningly; accepting (a proposal, demand, etc.) unconditionally; accepting as-is
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
eight-headed, eight-tailed serpent (in Japanese mythology)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
considerably; greatly; a lot
our country; our land; one's own country
power spot; spiritual hot spot; location said to be flowing with mystical energy
miraculous; wonder-working; magical
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
hokora; small wayside shrine
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
tone (of voice); manner of talking
model; prototype; archetype; (sewing) pattern
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
dead bodies submerged in water (in war, esp. naval battles)
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
omniscience and omnipotence
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can