(having) life-and-death power (over)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
that's the way it is; such is life
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden
behind; in the rear; in back
the lord of creation; man; mankind
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
outcome (of a course of events); consequence; tendency; trend; drift
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to collapse into; to flop onto
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
-less; lacking; non-existing
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
minutely; in detail; with particular attention
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished