plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot; empty point
to lie face down; to lie flat (on one's stomach); to bend down (in submission); to bow down; to (crouch) and hide (behind); to conceal oneself; to lie down (and sleep)
leader; guide; mentor; coach
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
silence; stillness; quietness
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
advance; moving forward; progress
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
supply; provision; service; supply
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years
point where one has to accept one's fate; point where one has to give up; state of resignation; resigned state
how much; how many; to what extent
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
stock; products; goods (esp. stolen); loot; spoils
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine