loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
to be expensive; to be costly
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
to practice magic; to practise magic
most ominous; most sinister; most atrocious; most evil
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
for dear life; barely escaping alive
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
wherein; therein; thereinto
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to change (cars or horses); to transfer; to possess; to inspire
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
latter part (of book, etc.); sequel; concluding part
compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing
first part; first volume; prequel
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
embodiment; realization; materialization
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
for the time being; at present; (arch.) hindrance
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
along the road; along the way
how; how much; to what extent; no matter how (much); however
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
happy family get-together