to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
ordinary; plain; commonplace; usual; normal
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
the touch of; feel of; texture
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
your husband; her husband
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
stiff formality; set terms
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
feeling; sense; impression
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
intention; idea; inclination; wish
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
thorough; exhaustive; complete
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
to jump up and down; to hop
somersault; looping-the-loop
horse laugh; guffaw; wild laughter