revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
hostility; antagonism; opposition
stallion brought close to a mare to test her readiness to mate; stalking horse; spoiler
leadoff batter; first batter; first person appearing (witness, performer, etc.)
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
higher rank; better position
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
role of the villain; the bad guy
to each their own; different strokes for different folks; cut your coat to suit your cloth; (lit.) a crab digs a hole like its own shell
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
ramification; branching off
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
Word of God; God's Word; sword of the Spirit; Logos (i.e. the Trinity incarnate in Jesus Christ)
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
weather forecast; weather report
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep