in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
tradition; legend; folklore
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
frequent appearance; frequent occurrence
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
Tristan and Iseult (ger: Tristan und Isolde)
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
testimony; (verbal) evidence
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
Konjaku Monogatarishū (abbr) (31-volume collection of stories written during the late Heian period); The Tale of Konjaku
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
false evidence; perjury; false testimony
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
Yama; judge of the afterlife
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
Word of God; God's Word; sword of the Spirit; Logos (i.e. the Trinity incarnate in Jesus Christ)