to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
massing (of troops); gathering
one's superior's anger; imperial wrath
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
how; in what way; by what means
war; fighting; fierce competition
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
great war; great battle; world war
global scale; worldwide scale
family of gods; clan of gods; tribe of gods
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
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
side effect; adverse reaction
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to bring; to take; to bring about
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress