impossible to do (although wants to)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
sinner; evildoer; wrongdoer
to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)
of course; certainly; naturally
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to approach; to draw near
to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
rich person; wealthy person
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose
king; sovereign; daimyo with a domain of one or more provinces (Edo period)
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
very interesting; of great interest
to tell someone's fortune; to divine (the future); to predict; to forecast
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
deep impression; being deeply moved; being deeply touched
to get along well with; to make a go of it
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
one of these days; someday; one day
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
January; first month of the lunar calendar
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all living creatures