pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
able-bodied; robust; sturdy; strong
continuous; unbroken; ceaseless
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
underworld; underside of society
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
bottom of the water; bottom of the sea; river bottom
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)
dregs; lees; grounds; pent-up feelings
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
staying behind; remaining; residual
miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to stop talking; to be silent
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to provide with funds; to fund; to advance some capital; to furnish with funds
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
to offer a (monetary) prize
I; me; we; us; you (plural)
henchman; right-hand man; trusted confidant; inner circle
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression