translation; version (e.g. "English version")
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to thank; to apologize; to apologise; to say farewell; to retreat; to refuse
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
difficult to ...; hard to ...
nature; property; disposition
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
to go along; to walk along; to follow
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
recitation; reciting from memory
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
black magic; black art; witchcraft; sorcery
to gain strength; to have energy
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
fascination; glamour; glamor; enchantment; seduction
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
in one's own way or style
thereupon; shortly thereafter
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)