the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
subordination; dependency
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
main question; real issue at hand
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
Minister of the Left (official in Nara and Heian periods)
Grand Minister; Chancellor of the Realm
evil spirits of rivers and mountains
great man; heroic figure; remarkable character
eagle (Accipitridae family)
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
expressing oneself without words or gestures; force of personality
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
faith-healing; incantation
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
to try all possible means
recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
to make the impossible possible; to accomplish the impossible
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible