tradition; legend; folklore
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
since then; from that time; ever since
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to be reminded of; to call to mind
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
foreign enemy; outside invader
to attack; to assault; to assail
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
first generation; founder
originally; by nature; from the start
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)