two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
very loud volume; megavolume
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
creation; birth; formation; naissance; construction
welcome rain; merciful rain; blessed rain; rain after a long dry period
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia
to be too late (to be of use)
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
to have a good idea; to be able to predict
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
snake; serpent; large snake
to cause someone's death; to cause someone to die; to kill
ectogenesis; outside the body
makeshift; temporary expedient; stopgap measure
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
nirvana; supreme enlightenment; death; death of Buddha
scattered; separated; dispersed