whichever one chooses; either way
head of family; originator
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
these guys; these fellows
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
to pray that one avoids disaster or illness; to pray for harm or death to come upon someone; to curse; to charm; to conjure; (arch.) to treat illness (with a prayer)
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (letter) till called for
nevertheless; even then; however; be that as it may; even so; though that it be so
sabotage; slow-down tactics
intensification; aggravation
gain; profit; benefit; amplification
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
to play for time; to use delaying tactics
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
determination; esprit de corps
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
to have learning; to be educated
charm; incantation; spell; curse
familiar (spirit or otherwise magical creature which aids a magician or sorcerer); familiar spirit
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
to practice magic; to practise magic
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale