honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
authority; power; influence
rationality; reasonableness
to serve one's aim; to serve one's purpose
split; division; break up
being outstanding; excelling; being foremost
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
no exception; without exception; always the same
stealthily; secretly; in secret
interrogation; hearing; trial
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
ironist; sarcastic person; sharp tongue; satirist
genuine; authentic; true; real
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
creative power; creativity
to make an appearance; to show up
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
endurance; perseverance; patience
at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
retention; maintenance; preservation
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
crossbow (incl. large models operated by a number of people); netted apparatus atop a wall containing large stones, which were dropped onto attackers by cutting the net; slingshot; catapult
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
one by one; one each; one at a time
much less; to say nothing of
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)