skill; dexterity; master hand
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
flight; desertion; escape
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
old couple; elderly couple
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
stopping functioning; being out of service
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
thoughtful; considerate; sensible; prudent; having good taste; discerning
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
please (give me); please (do for me)
to name; to call; to christen; to term
certainly; surely; definitely
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour