revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
secret; private; surreptitious
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
manipulation of information; spin
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
genuine article; real thing; real deal
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
our country; our land; one's own country
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to manage a state; to govern a country
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to govern; to manage; to subdue
goodness; excellence; virtue
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
government official; clerk
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly