for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
to serve; to work for; to attend
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
wanderer; vagabond; capricious person; hobo
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
ditch; drain; gutter; gap (between cutting guides)
mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to have an uneasy conscience
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
ritsuryō; criminal, administrative and civil codes of the Nara and Heian eras based on Chinese models
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to ask for instructions; to ask for someone's opinion; to inquire of; to invoke an oracle; to consult an oracle
bad habit; bad custom; evil practice; vice
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
root; origin; source; cause; basis; foundation
to cultivate a better understanding
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
unity; union; solidarity; combination; banding together; teaming up
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre