leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
appointment; rendezvous; date
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
to have a rumor circulating
to strike (gold, oil, etc.); to find (e.g. buried treasure); to dig up
to get help; to enlist aid
to sparkle; to glitter; to twinkle
obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
subordination; dependency
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
almost; roughly; approximately
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
source of one's livelihood; one's bread and butter
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
irregular; indeterminate; tramp (steamer)
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness