straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
unusual space; other dimension
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to serve; to work for; to attend
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
forbidden; prohibited; banned; taboo
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to have a talk; to tell a story
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
one day; (on) a certain day
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
custom; habit; customary practice
infringement; violation; invasion; encroachment; trespass
several years; a few years
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
great war; great battle; world war
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
regarding highly; attaching importance to
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
to take (be in) charge of
emergency; crisis; critical moment; urgent move (required to prevent a major loss, to stabilize a group, etc.); urgent point
safety; welfare; well-being
to keep away; to keep at a distance
memories; recollections; reminiscence
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
natural disaster; cataclysm
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
very great; enormous; serious