country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
(sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
power; might; authority; influence
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
tradition; legend; folklore
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
major powers of the world; great powers
this world; this life; world of the living
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
in order; in turn; one by one
technique; art; skill; move
dragon god; dragon king; naga
devil; evil spirit; genie
god of death; death deity; Death
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
hostility; antagonism; opposition
windless; calm; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable