armed might; military power; the sword; force
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
periodic; regular; routine
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
message; informative matter
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
benefits gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings; happiness gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
to like; to love; to be fond of
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
waiting (e.g. at the stage door) for performers or celebrities to exit
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
compliance; conformance; adaptation; (immediate) response; (rapid) reaction
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
auxiliary; supplementary; subsidiary; ancillary