assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
savage; wild; unruly; to behave roughly; to get wild
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
to blossom; to flower; to bloom; to flower (of a civilization, talent, etc.); to flourish; to become widespread
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
dirty mind; conniving mind; self-interested thinking
to fall in public esteem; to fall in value (stocks)
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
fry; juvenile fish; fingerling
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
father and mother; parents
poor village; desolate village; lonely village; remote village
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; (arch.) lowly person; (arch.) person of humble rank; (arch.) peasant
powerful person; influential person
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
bad habit; bad custom; evil practice; vice
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot); forerunner; pioneer
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
the heavens; the skies; heaven; deva realm; ascending to heaven; death
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
tears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitude