to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to encamp; to take up positions
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
resistance (movement); popular resistance against a military invasion (esp. of that by the French against the Nazis in World War II)
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
reigning; controlling; dictating
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
same kind (race); homogeneousness
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
every place; various places
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
to give a broad grin; to smirk
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
power; might; authority; influence
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless