secret technique; secret art
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
development; growth; progress; development; expansion (of a typhoon, low-pressure area, etc.); developmental disability
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
transparent; plain (glass or glasses)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
tens of thousands of years
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
calamity; disaster; accident
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
pair; the two; both persons; both things
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with
to exert oneself; to make efforts
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
durability; persistence; stamina; endurance; staying power
specialization; specialisation