as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
long ago; already; a long time ago
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to have grown tense (of a situation); to have become critical (and to be on the verge of a major upheaval)
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
to mark the end; to spell the end
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
book; volume; this; present; main; head
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
(plain) hot water; boiled water
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle