glacial period; glacial epoch; glacial era; tough period; drought (of opportunities, jobs, etc.)
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to live through; to survive
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
relation; connection; relevance
to take care; to mind; to be attentive
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
belief; faith; conviction
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to pray that one avoids disaster or illness; to pray for harm or death to come upon someone; to curse; to charm; to conjure; (arch.) to treat illness (with a prayer)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
chief; main; principal; important
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
on the occasion of; at the time of
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common