to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
villain; baddie; the villain's part
rather; better; instead; if anything
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
diploma; licence; license
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
parent-child relationship
warp; curvature; curve; arch
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
old badger; veteran; oldtimer; schemer; old fox
spine (of book); binding (of book)
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
logistical support; combat service support
separate case; another matter
meteor; shooting star; falling star
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)