charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
action of making something; -ification
falling in love; attachment
to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon
mountain-dwelling robber; brigand
for dear life; barely escaping alive
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to harm; to cause harm to
cattle or horse trader; good judge of horses or cattle
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
supernatural things; unnatural phenomena; spirits and demons
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
common property or characteristic
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
tradition; legend; folklore
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
gems and stones; wheat and chaff; wheat and tares; good and bad
blue (sky, ocean, etc.); fresh and green (of vegetation); verdant; greying (hair); aged
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
dynasty; reign; period; epoch; court; North Korea
emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant
Genji and Heike clans; two opposing sides
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
counter for generations; epoch
going west; heading westward