suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
to get someone to say; to make someone say
to become pale; to turn pale
technique; art; skill; move
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
defense; defence; safeguard; protection