origin; beginning; source; rise
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
narrator; storyteller; reciter
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
to be born; to come into this world
that day; the very same day
the whole universe (of a billion worlds) that Buddha enlightened
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
heart pounding; chest tightening
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
sequel; later development
cooperation; collaboration
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to be born; to come into the world
one's descendants; one's offspring; posterity
to take over; to hand over
authority; power; influence
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
exactly as stated; verbatim
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
frame; framework; outline
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to feel sorrow for