to pierce;  to stab;  to sting;  to bite;  to sew;  to stitch;  to pole (a boat)
 to die;  to pass away;  to lose spirit;  to lose vigor;  to cease;  to stop
 no sooner than;  as soon as;  immediately after;  at the thought of;  when I think about
 this way;  this direction;  here;  this (one);  I;  me
 the world;  society;  sphere;  circle;  world-renowned;  world-famous
 transmigration;  reincarnation;  metempsychosis
 dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon);  naga;  semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology;  promoted rook
 to become;  to get;  to result in;  to turn out;  to consist of;  to be composed of;  to be completed
 pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
 to make;  to produce;  to prepare (food);  to brew (alcohol);  to raise;  to grow;  to till
 to protect;  to guard;  to defend;  to keep (i.e. a promise);  to abide (by the rules);  to observe
 to make war (on);  to wage war (against);  to compete (against);  to struggle (against adversities, etc.);  to fight
 lingering attachment;  lingering affection;  regret;  reluctance;  ruefulness
 safety;  security;  safely;  without incident;  good health;  inaction
 to help out of (trouble);  to extricate
 to be able (to);  to be possible (to)
 feeling of relief (for the time being);  peace of mind (for now)
 living;  life (one's daily existence);  livelihood
 soon;  shortly;  before long;  nearly;  almost
 here;  this place;  this point;  here;  these past ... (e.g. three years);  these last ...
 until (a time);  till;  to (a place or person);  as far as;  to (an extent);  up to
 stormy and full of drama;  many drastic events in the course of events;  full of ups and downs;  with many vicissitudes
 or rather (say);  or better (say);  or perhaps I should say;  or, how should I put it,...;  I mean
 what;  how many;  many;  a lot of;  several;  a few
 very;  greatly;  immense;  enormous;  serious;  grave
 various;  all sorts of;  variety of; (arch.)  various colors (colours)
 Western-inspired art (Edo period);  oil painting
 this sort of;  this kind of;  like this;  such
 continuously in some state (for a long time, distance);  throughout;  much (better, etc.);  by far;  far away;  long ago
 to continue;  to last;  to continue (without a break);  to be unbroken;  to occur again and again;  to lead to;  to connect to
 in terms of both ... and ...;  from the perspective of ... as well as ...;  whether it be ... or ...
 Satan;  the Devil;  the Prince of Darkness;  king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
 what with this and that;  for a number of reasons
 mutually;  with each other;  reciprocally;  together
 hostility;  antagonism;  opposition
 called;  named;  as many as;  as much as;  all ...;  every single ...
 inviolability;  nonaggression;  sacredness
 arrangement;  pact;  agreement
 proposal;  proposition;  suggestion
 to receive;  to get;  to catch (e.g. a ball);  to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.);  to sustain (damage);  to incur (a loss);  to undergo (e.g. surgery)
 Gyula;  Jura (France);  Jura
 commonwealth;  federation of states;  confederation;  union