recovery; rescue; recapture
to order; to command; to appoint
effective control (over territory); working control
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
unaffected and sincere, with fortitude and vigor (vigour)
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
place to die; place of death
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
puppeteer; puppet player; wirepuller; string-puller; man behind the scenes
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
apparently; appears to be
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
mental; psychological; physical
independent; responsible; active; subjective
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)