to brave a danger; to take a risk
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
senior leadership; senior leader; upper echelon (of power); top-ranking officer
at first; in the beginning; originally
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
picking; collecting; harvesting; extraction
very young; childish; immature
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
mob; the masses; rabble; all things in nature; the whole creation
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer
to pray for the repose of someone's soul; to pray for the souls of the departed
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
body; physique; build; stature
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
overlooking; turning a blind eye
to grudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
streaming (of tears); pouring; pouring (of rain or sweat)
brief moment; blink of an eye (time span)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to die (of a person); to have one's life come to a close
high dimension; higher dimensions
three kinds; three varieties
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
without; unless; have to do
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice