all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
at that time; in those days
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
to concern; to be related
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
a second time; again; once more; twice
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to need; to call for; to require
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to squeeze out; to wring out
survival; survivor; relic
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
I thought so; I suspected as much; just as I thought; now you're talking; that's the spirit
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)