overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
royal capital; imperial capital
poor village; desolate village; lonely village; remote village
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
to live in hiding; to live as a recluse
to play a leading role; to play a central part
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
carefree; relaxed; comfortable; at one's ease
to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
ash; embers; complete destruction
to come to (in the end); to end in; to attribute; to blame
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
in person; personally; (do) oneself
most part; greater part; majority
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
dark night; moonless night
wearing a sword; being armed with a sword; sword
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to lose one's footing; to slip
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
toppling sideways; turning sideways; falling over sideways; barrel roll
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly