belief; faith; conviction
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
additional; extraordinary; outside the norms; special case
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
epidemic; plague; pestilence
war; fighting; fierce competition
hey there; I say; see here
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
(public) peace; stability; tranquility; tranquillity
distant place; faraway location; far away
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
waterfall; cataract; cascade
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)
the other day; lately; recently
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
wages; pay; rental payment
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
to become enraged; to blow one's top; to lose it; to flip out
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
security; stability; safety; peace
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
piece (e.g. poetry); poem; essay; book; story