to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
supernatural power; divine power; magical power
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
hot topic; talk of the town
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
advocate; proponent; supporter
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
healthy; sound; wholesome
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
race (of people); type of person
to gain fame; to make one's name
to lower the curtain; to come to an end
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
wrasse (any fish of family Labridae)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
inn town; post town; post-station town
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
thoroughly; carefully; deliberately; seriously; fully
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand
interior; inside; internal
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL