ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
dark elf (fictional race)
(fictional) fusion of human and animal; therianthrope; furry; human beast
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
place; position; location; position; standing; status
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
worthy of special mention
to embrace; to hug; to have; to possess; to command; to lead
root; source; origin; cause
calamity; disaster; misfortune
several hundred; hundreds (of)
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
to have a good idea; to be able to predict
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
spirit world; underworld; other world; supernatural world; different dimension
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to go underground; to go into hiding
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands
witnessing; observing; sighting
human intellect; knowledge
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to