ancient times; distant past; antiquity
to have meaning; to be meaningful
that day; the very same day
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
although I say; although one might say; although called
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
going in and out of style; changes in fashion
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
divine power; sacred power; mysterious power; Shinriki (variety of rice)
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to bring; to take; to bring about
to gather; to collect; to assemble
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
leadership competition; power struggle
many; numerous; various; large number of
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
I wonder if it is not (something, a thing)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
to think of; to come up with
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to cross one's mind; to occur to one