to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
mistletoe (esp. European mistletoe, Viscum album); parasitic plant
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
passage; path; route; one's way
(period of) a year; during an era
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
gods and men; godlike person; person as powerful as a god; (arch.) low-ranking Shinto priest
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
soldier; combatant; warrior
body; group; party; company; troupe
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
sea of blood; pool of blood
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)