to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
veil of darkness; curtain of night
Japanese chimera; mythical creature with a monkey's head, tanuki's body, tiger's limbs, and a snake tail; White's thrush (Zoothera dauma); mysterious person; person of unknown character
finish; completion; the end
capable person; talented person
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
heavenly nymph; celestial maiden; beautiful and kind woman
to sniff out; to get wind of
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
traditional; from ancient times; formerly
state of the war; war situation
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
one by one; one after another
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
embodiment; realization; materialization
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
country; territory; domain; realm
colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
Amitabha's Pure Land; Sukhavati
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
(coalition of) the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
to blame; to find fault with
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer
mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
America and China; Sino-American
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands