to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
servant; manservant; menial
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to serve; to work for; to attend
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
morning fog; morning mist
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking