evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
emperor (of Japan); mikado
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
spirit world; underworld; other world; supernatural world; different dimension
salvation (of the world); saving the world
secret art; secret technique; mysteries (of an art)
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
again; once more; a second time
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
religious organization; religious organisation
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that