(religious) faith; belief; creed
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
some people; a few people; several people
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to rule; to govern; to administer
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
parting; separation; farewell
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
special; particular; peculiar; unique
curse; spell; malediction
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
old people; seniors; elders; old-timer
that's the way it is; such is life
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case