grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
rule; reign; government; governing
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
still; even now; to this day
people; men and women; each person; everybody
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to make a speech; to address
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
chapter one; first chapter
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)