(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
not necessarily so; is not always true
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
hooting; jeering; heckling
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
to keep a watchful eye on
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
succeeding; following; trailing; next
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
to poke each other; to jab each other
one by one; one after another; successively
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
unable to back out; unable to withdraw; unable to stop; unable to compromise
compromise; mutual concessions; give-and-take
quarrel; feud; wrangling; snarling (at each other)
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
on one hand; on the other hand
narrow; thin (sized); slender
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour