to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
better than nothing; better than none at all
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
eye color; eye colour; expression (of the eyes); look; countenance
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
you could say that; that might be so
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
reincarnation; rebirth; transmigration; metempsychosis
to be born; to come into this world
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
I see; that's right; indeed
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
order; command; life; destiny; fate
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
grudge; complaint; reproach
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to begin talking; to open up
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable